法華經義記 7.73

7.73

From 'If there is a good man or good woman' downward is the second [section], directly elucidating the rules for propagating the sūtra. In this there are three parts: first, a hypothetical question about the rules for propagating the sūtra; second, from 'Entering the Tathāgata's room' downward, sequentially enumerating the three section headings of the rules for propagating the sūtra; third, distinct explanations. Now, explaining the second: here, it takes dharma as the rule for propagating the sūtra, whereas below, in the general propagation of the sūtra, it takes persons—such as Bhaiṣajyarāja and other bodhisattvas—as the rule for propagating the sūtra. Below, raising persons alone does not lack dharma; here, raising dharma alone does not lack persons. Persons and dharma are alternately adduced, desiring that both meanings be displayed equally. 'The Tathāgata's room' is the beginning of the third [part], sequentially explaining the three section headings of the rules for propagating the sūtra.