妙法蓮華經玄義 6.19

6.19

In the ultimate discussion, all dharmas are neither past, future, nor present; they are neither response nor non-response, yet they are able to have response. One may also speak of a dharma-response, and one may also speak of a response-response. The dharma-response is hidden benefit, while the response-response is manifest benefit. The differentiation of hidden and manifest has four meanings, as will be explained later (and so on).