法華玄義釋籤 1.48

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次「又發」下，本門又二：初正明開迹，次「故增道」下授記。初文者，本門開其所覆，故名為「發」，佛及弟子名為「眾聖」。頭角聲聞本是菩薩，如富樓那等，菩薩本是古佛，如文殊等，並屈曲施設，故云「權巧」。寂場已來為迹所覆，今始拂之故曰「顯本」。昔未曾說，故曰「幽微」。

Next, under "furthermore, arousing...", the gate of origin also has two parts: first, directly clarifying opening the traces; next, from "therefore increasing the Way..." onwards, bestowing predictions. In the first text, because the gate of origin opens that which was concealed, it is called "arousing" (fa); the Buddha and his disciples are called the "multitude of sages". The prominent śrāvakas were originally bodhisattvas, such as Pūrṇa and others; the bodhisattvas were originally ancient Buddhas, such as Mañjuśrī and others. All were circuitous contrivances, hence called "provisional skill". Ever since the site of quiescence, [the origin] had been concealed by the traces; now for the first time it is brushed away, hence it is said "manifesting the origin". It had never been preached in the past, hence it is said "profound and subtle".