法華經義記 8.104

8.104

「時淨藏淨眼二子」此下是第四段，正明二子化父之本事，就此中自有三段：第一先明化父緣起；第二「於是二子」下正明化父；第三「時父見子神力如是」下，明父王朋二子白母往佛所也。第二「母告子言」下，明其母告子導父王邪見，第三「淨藏二子」下，明二子生怨歎之念，第四從「母告子言」下，明勸子化父也。「於是」以下第二，正明二子作十八變化父王也。「時父見子」此下是第三，明父王受化，就此中凡有十四階：第一先明父王與子問答也；第二「於是二子」下，二子與母問答也；第三「於是二子」下，明二子勸父母往佛所也；第四「彼時妙莊嚴王」下，明王眷屬堪受法正化也；第五「二子如是」下，歎二子化父王之德；第六「於是妙莊嚴王」下，明王及眷屬往佛所也；第七「爾時彼佛為王說法」下，此二句明如來為王說法也；第八「王大歡悅」下，明王聞法得利益仍供養；第九「時雲雷音」下，明佛為授記也；第十「其王即時」下，明王出家修道也；第十一「即昇虛空」下，明王既得解之後述報子恩也；第十二「爾時」下，明如來述此二王子實是善知識也；第十三「妙莊嚴王即從虛空中下」，明王稱歎佛德也；第十四「說是語已，禮佛而退」，此兩句明辭佛還國也。

From "At that time the two sons, Vimalagarbha and Vimalanetra," onward is the fourth section, which properly clarifies the original past events of the two sons converting their father. Within this there are naturally three sections: first, clarifying the origins of converting their father; second, from "Thereupon the two sons" onward, properly clarifying the conversion of their father; third, from "At that time the father, seeing his sons possess such supernatural powers" onward, clarifying that the father king together with his two sons addressed their mother to go to the Buddha's dwelling. [Within the first,] the second [part], from "The mother told her sons" onward, clarifies that their mother instructed her sons to guide the father king away from wrong views; the third, from "Vimalagarbha and the other son" onward, clarifies that the two sons generated thoughts of sorrow and lamentation; the fourth, from "The mother told her sons" onward, clarifies exhorting the sons to convert their father. The second [section], from "Thereupon" onward, properly clarifies that the two sons displayed eighteen transformations to convert the father king. The third [section], from "At that time the father, seeing his sons" onward, clarifies the father king accepting conversion; within this there are altogether fourteen steps: first, clarifying the dialogue between the father king and the sons; second, from "Thereupon the two sons" onward, the dialogue between the two sons and the mother; third, from "Thereupon the two sons" onward, clarifying that the two sons exhorted their parents to go to the Buddha's dwelling; fourth, from "At that time King Śubhavyūha" onward, clarifying that the king's retinue were capable of receiving the true conversion of the Dharma; fifth, from "The two sons having thus" onward, praising the virtue of the two sons in converting the father king; sixth, from "Thereupon King Śubhavyūha" onward, clarifying that the king and his retinue went to the Buddha's dwelling; seventh, from "At that time that Buddha preached the Dharma for the king" onward—these two lines clarify the Tathāgata preaching the Dharma for the king; eighth, from "The king greatly rejoiced" onward, clarifying that the king, hearing the Dharma, attained benefit and thereupon made offerings; ninth, from "At that time Jaladharagarjitaghoṣasusvaranakṣatrarājasaṃkusumitābhijña" onward, clarifying the Buddha conferring a prediction upon him; tenth, from "That king immediately" onward, clarifying that the king left home to cultivate the Path; eleventh, from "He immediately ascended into the open air" onward, clarifying that the king, having already attained understanding, stated his gratitude in repaying the sons' kindness; twelfth, from "At that time" onward, clarifying that the Tathāgata affirmed that these two princes were truly good spiritual friends; thirteenth, "King Śubhavyūha then descended from the open air," clarifying the king's praising the Buddha's virtues; fourteenth, "Having spoken these words, he bowed to the Buddha and withdrew"—these two lines clarify his taking leave of the Buddha and returning to his kingdom.