法華經義記 8.21

8.21

「而說偈言」此下是第二偈頌，但上長行中本有二段，今此八行半頌上二段而文成三段：一行三句頌第一我是其師，次二行三句頌第二答人身，次「志念力堅固」下四行通頌前兩段也。就第二二行三句中有四，與彌勒相應也。「依止是世界」一句答第一「是從何所來」也。「常行頭陀事」下一行答第二「以何因緣集」也。「如是諸子等」下一行答第三「讚歎諸菩薩」。「在娑婆世界」下半行頌答第四「為從何所來」句也。

From "and spoke verses, saying" onward is the second [part], the verses. However, in the prose above there were originally two sections; now these eight and a half lines versify the above two sections, but the text forms three sections: one line and three phrases versify the first [point], "I am their teacher"; the next two lines and three phrases versify the second, answering about their bodily persons; next, from "The power of their determination and mindfulness is firm" onward, four lines universally versify the preceding two sections. Within the second [division of] two lines and three phrases, there are four [points], which correspond to Maitreya['s questions]. The single phrase "They dwell in this world" answers the first, "From what place have they come?" The one line from "Constantly practicing dhūta practices" onward answers the second, "By what cause and condition have they gathered?" The one line from "Such sons as these" onward answers the third, praising the bodhisattvas. The half line from "In the Sahā world" onward versifies the answer to the fourth phrase, "From where have they come?"