法華玄義釋籤 1.94

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次引同中二：先引壽量同，次引二論同。初文又二：初引壽量，次出方便文以辨同。初文中云「不如三界」者，不同三界人所見也。故三界人但見異相，二乘見如如即空也。佛菩薩可知。所以但引壽量不引他部者，他部已與迹實相同。故下文云「今經迹門與諸經有同有異，異謂兼帶，同邊不殊」，故不須引。然下文云「本門與諸經一向異」，恐人疑云：若意異者體等應殊。故今引之令知不異。所言異者，所謂遠壽諸經永無，故一向異。若爾，本門亦有實相同邊，何故不名有同有異？答：迹門正意在顯實相，故以所顯之理與諸部文以辨同異，本門正意顯壽長遠，長遠永異故用比之。實相雖在，迹門辨竟。今須辨同，故今但取實相同邊，長壽秖是證體之用，未是親證實相體也。

Next, in citing what is identical, there are two parts: first, citing the Lifespan [chapter] as identical; next, citing the two treatises as identical. The first text also has two parts: first, citing the Lifespan [chapter]; next, presenting the text of Skillful Means to distinguish identity. In the first text, where it says 'not like what the three realms [see]', it means it is not the same as what people of the three realms see. Therefore, people of the three realms merely see different marks, while those of the two vehicles see suchness as being identical to emptiness. The Buddhas and bodhisattvas can be known. Why does it only cite the Lifespan [chapter] and not other divisions? Other divisions are already identical with the true mark of the trace [gate]. Therefore, the text below states: 'The trace gate of the present sūtra has identity and difference with the various sūtras: difference refers to admixture, while on the side of identity there is no distinction'; hence there is no need to cite them. However, the text below states: 'The origin gate is completely different from the various sūtras', and it is feared people might doubt, saying: if the intent is different, the substance and so forth should be distinct. Therefore it now cites it to make them know they are not different. What is called different means the distant lifespan is completely absent in the various sūtras, hence it is completely different. If so, the origin gate also has the side of being identical in the true mark; why is it not called having identity and difference? Answer: The primary intention of the trace gate lies in revealing the true mark; therefore, it uses the principle revealed to distinguish identity and difference with the texts of the various divisions. The primary intention of the origin gate is to reveal the lifespan as being long and distant; being long and distant is completely different, hence it is used for comparison. Although the true mark is present, the trace gate has already distinguished it. Now it is necessary to distinguish identity, so it currently only takes the side of identity in the true mark; the long lifespan is merely the function of verifying the substance, not yet the personal verification of the substance of the true mark itself.