法華經義記 4.10

4.10

"Hearing the Buddha's gentle and soft voice": the two and a half verses from here on are the fourth [section], versifying the third [part] in the prose above, the concluding reception of understanding. But in the prose above, there were originally two parts: first, concluding past sorrow, which is now omitted and not versified, versifying only the second, concluding present joy. Yet in concluding present joy above, there were originally two stages: first, clarifying joy because evil matters are gone; second, clarifying joy because good matters have come. These two and a half verses are likewise divided into two: now, first, the one and a half verses from "Hearing the Buddha's gentle and soft voice" on versify the first, joy because evil matters are gone, where above it says that now, hearing such a dharma from the Buddha, all doubts and regrets are severed; the latter verse versifies the second, stating: "Today I finally know that I am truly a Buddha-son, born from the Buddha's mouth, born transformed from the Dharma, obtaining a share of the Buddha's Dharma."