法華經義記 8.53

8.53

The second, the verse section, versifies the prose, but does not versify the person of the first grade. The nineteen and a half lines of verse below are divided into four sections: the first five and a half lines of verse versify the person of the second grade above; from "If one can uphold this sūtra", the three lines below versify the person of the third grade above; from "If one possesses a mind of faith and understanding", the three lines below skip ahead to versify the person of the fifth grade above; from "How much more so if one upholds this sūtra and concurrently keeps the precepts", the eight lines below trace back to versify the person of the fourth grade above.