法華經義記 3.52

3.52

As for the line, "Now I also am like this," this single line leaps forward to versify the revealing of the One above, versifying only the teaching as one; from "With the power of wisdom" downward, this single verse looks back to versify the opening of the three above. These two verses are combined into one section: above, they align with all Buddhas' intention of first the three and then the One, designated as "the identity of the teaching master"; below, they serve as the basis for the parable of the master of the house in the burning house, [expressed as] "if in a country, township, or hamlet there is a great elder," which is also called the basis for the overarching parable.