妙法蓮華經玄義 2.84

2.84

○二引證者，但引迹文，尚不引本文，況引餘經耶。文云：「諸法如是相等，唯佛與佛乃能究盡諸法實相。」實相是佛智慧門，門即境也。又云：「甚深微妙法，難見難可了。我及十方佛，乃能知是相。」即境妙也。「我所得智慧，微妙最第一。」又以此妙慧，求無上道。「無漏不思議，甚深微妙法，唯我知是相。」（云云）即智妙也。「本從無數佛，具足行諸道，行此諸道已，道場得成果。」又云：「合掌以敬心，欲聞具足道。」又「諸法從本來，常自寂滅相，佛子行道已，來世得作佛。」即行妙。「天雨四華」表住、行、向、地。「開、示、悟、入」亦是位義。「乘是寶乘」遊於四方，四方是因位；「直至道場」是果位。是名位妙。「佛自住大乘，如其所得法，定慧力莊嚴。」大乘即真性，定即資成，慧即觀照，是為三法妙。「我於三七日中，思惟如是事。」又「我以佛眼觀，見六道眾生。」又「一切眾生，皆是吾子。」又「遙見其父，踞師子床。」即感應妙也。今佛世尊入于三昧，是不可思議，現希有事，神通妙也。如來能種種分別，巧說諸法，言辭柔軟，悅可眾心。身子云：「聞佛柔軟音，深遠甚微妙。」又其所說法，皆悉到於一切智地。又但說無上道。又已今當說，最為難信難解。即說法妙。「但教化菩薩」，無聲聞弟子。即眷屬妙。「現在、未來，若聞一句一偈，皆與三菩提記。」又「須臾聞者，即得究竟三菩提。」又「若以小乘化，我即墮慳貪，此事為不可。」又「終不令一人獨得滅度，皆以如來滅度而滅度之。」即利益妙也。

Second, citing proof texts: here we only cite the text of the traces, not yet even citing the text of the original source, let alone citing other sūtras. The text says: 'Such characteristics of all phenomena, and so forth, only a buddha and a buddha can exhaust the real mark of all phenomena.' The real mark is the gate of the Buddha's wisdom, and the gate is the object. It also says: 'The extremely profound and subtle Dharma is difficult to see and difficult to understand. Only I and the buddhas of the ten directions are able to know these marks.' This is the subtlety of objects. 'The wisdom I have attained is subtle and foremost.' Moreover, with this subtle wisdom one seeks the unsurpassed path. 'The undefiled, inconceivable, extremely profound and subtle Dharma: only I know these marks' (and so forth). This is the subtlety of wisdom. 'Originally from countless buddhas, fully practising the various paths, having practised these various paths, one attains the fruit at the place of the Way.' It also says: 'Joining palms with reverent mind, desiring to hear the complete path.' Also: 'All phenomena from the beginning are eternally of the character of tranquil cessation; after the Buddha's sons practise the path, in future ages they will become buddhas.' This is the subtlety of practice. 'Heaven rains four flowers' signifies the stages of abiding, practice, dedication, and grounds. 'Open, show, awaken, and enter' also signify stages. 'Riding this jewelled vehicle' and roaming in the four directions: the four directions are the causal stages; 'directly to the place of the Way' is the fruit stage. This is named the subtlety of stages. 'The Buddha himself abides in the Great Vehicle; in accordance with the Dharma he has attained, he is adorned with the power of concentration and wisdom.' The Great Vehicle is the true nature, concentration is that which assists and completes, and wisdom is contemplative illumination; this is the subtlety of the three dharmas. 'For three times seven days, I reflected upon such matters.' Also: 'With the Buddha eye I observed and saw the sentient beings of the six destinies.' Also: 'All sentient beings are my children.' Also: 'Seeing his father from afar, seated on the lion throne.' These are the subtlety of stimulus and response. Now the Buddha, the World-Honoured One, enters samādhi; this is inconceivable, displaying a rare occurrence: the subtlety of spiritual penetrations. The Tathāgata can make various distinctions, skilfully expound the various dharmas, his speech is gentle, pleasing the minds of the multitude. Śāriputra said: 'Hearing the Buddha's gentle voice, deep, far-reaching, and extremely subtle.' Also, the Dharma he expounds all reaches the ground of all-knowledge. Also, he expounds only the unsurpassed path. Also, what has been, is being, and will be expounded is the most difficult to believe and understand. This is the subtlety of expounding the Dharma. 'Teaching only bodhisattvas', having no śrāvaka disciples: this is the subtlety of retinue. 'In the present and future, if they hear a single phrase or a single verse, to all I grant the vyākaraṇa of sambodhi.' Also: 'Those who hear for even an instant immediately attain ultimate sambodhi.' Also: 'If I converted through the Small Vehicle, I would fall into stinginess, and this matter cannot be.' Also: 'In the end, I do not cause a single person to attain extinction alone; I cause all to attain extinction through the Tathāgata's extinction.' This is the subtlety of benefits.