妙法蓮華經玄義 1.30

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1.30

"Purport" means the essential. It refers to the cause and fruit of the Buddha's self-practice serving as the central purport. Why is it essential? Immeasurable wholesome qualities are subsumed when cause is spoken of; immeasurable realizations are subsumed when fruit is spoken of. It is like hauling the main cord of a net, where no mesh fails to move; or pulling one corner of a garment, where no thread fails to follow. Therefore it is called the essential purport.

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