法華經義記 4.59

4.59

Fourth, clarifying demanding and not demanding (having one question and answer): none of the seven kinds of learners have the meaning of demanding the carts; the three non-learners—arhats, pratyekabuddhas, and great-power bodhisattvas—all have the meaning of demanding. The elder originally said that the three carts were outside the gate, and only upon exiting outside the gate would the three carts be given; now, the seven kinds of learners are still inside the gate, so how could they demand carts from inside the gate? If, upon exiting outside the gate, they sought carts and could not find them, they could seek and demand them from the father; but before they have exhausted the causes and effects of the three realms, how could they already demand the knowledges of exhaustion and non-arising? Only the three non-learners have already exited outside the three realms, and at that time, because they doubt the teaching on the basis of principle, they have the meaning of demanding."