妙法蓮華經玄義 6.56

6.56

無方適時，亦有此義。《淨名》云：「或時現風火，照令知無常。」即惡應於善也。妙莊嚴信受邪惡，三菩薩應為妻子，即善應於惡。圓機偏應者，一切智願猶在不失，不失即圓機；教聲聞法，即偏應也。偏機圓應者，先引三車，後與一大。領解云：「無上寶聚，不求自得。」即其義也。拔樂與苦，例此可知（云云）。

In adapting freely to the times, there is also this meaning. The Vimalakīrti-sūtra says: 'At times manifesting wind and fire, illuminating them to make them understand impermanence.' This is an evil response to the good. King Śubhavyūha accepted evil and heterodoxy, and three bodhisattvas responded by becoming his wife and sons; this is a good response to evil. As for a partial response to a perfect capacity: when the vow for omniscient wisdom still remains and is not lost, not being lost is the perfect capacity; teaching the śrāvaka Dharma is the partial response. As for a perfect response to a partial capacity: first drawing them out with three carriages, and later giving them one great carriage, [whereupon they] grasp and understand, saying, 'The supreme cluster of jewels has been obtained naturally without seeking'—this is its meaning. Uprooting suffering and conferring joy can be understood by following these examples (and so forth).