妙法蓮華經玄義 1.57

1.57

輪王於四域自在，釋王於三十三天自在，大梵於三界自在。諸經或於俗諦自在，或於真諦自在，或於中道自在；但是歷別自在，非大自在。今經三諦圓融，最得自在，譬大梵王。餘經拔眾生出生死，如五佛子，於凡夫第一。或拔眾生出涅槃，如菩薩居無學上。今經拔出眾生，過方便教菩薩上，即成法王，最為第一。

A wheel-turning king is sovereign over the four realms; Śakra is sovereign over the Trāyastriṃśa heaven; the Great Brahmā is sovereign over the three realms. Other sūtras are sovereign either over saṃvṛti-satya, or over ultimate truth, or over the middle way; but these are merely sovereign over separate distinctions, not great sovereignty. Now this sūtra harmonizes the three truths into perfect interfusion and attains supreme sovereignty, like the Great Brahmā King. Other sūtras rescue sentient beings from birth-and-death, like the five sons of the Buddha being foremost among ordinary beings; or they rescue sentient beings into nirvāṇa, like a bodhisattva abiding above the non-learners. Now this sūtra rescues sentient beings, surpassing even the bodhisattvas of the expedient teachings, so that they become Dharma Kings, foremost of all.