妙法蓮華經玄義 7.248

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次、用蓮華譬三諦者，真俗如前，四微擬常樂我淨，譬中道第一義諦，此通譬五種三諦也。四微無生無滅，譬一實諦。劫初無生，今時無滅，譬無諦無說也。用蓮華譬境妙竟。

Next, using the lotus flower as a metaphor for the three truths: The ultimate and conventional are as before; the four subtle elements correspond to permanence, bliss, self, and purity, illustrating the Middle Way supreme truth (paramārtha-satya). This generally illustrates the five types of three truths. The four subtle elements being unproduced and undestroyed illustrates the single real truth. Being unproduced at the beginning of the kalpa and undestroyed at the present time illustrates the truth of no-truth and no-preaching. Using the lotus flower as a metaphor for the wondrousness of the object is concluded.