妙法蓮華經玄義 4.128

4.128

The seven worthies are: 1. the fivefold settling of the mind; 2. the specific characteristics of the stations of mindfulness; 3. the general characteristics of the stations of mindfulness; 4. the heat dharma; 5. the peak dharma; 6. the patience dharma; 7. the supreme worldly dharma. They are generically called worthies because being adjacent to the noble is termed 'worthy.' Being able through simulated understanding to suppress [wrong] views, and relying on the simulated to bring forth the real, they are therefore said to be adjacent to the noble.