法華玄義釋籤 14.17

14.17

第十實報益中三：先總舉人類，次「但無明」下明益相，三「若分別」下正辨土體一異。初言「八番之中兩人」者，別教地前、圓教住前在同居土，得入此位，進斷無明生實報土。「方便土又二人」者，是前四人中後之二人也。此之二人，先已入於斷見思惑及無知位生方便土，於彼土中進斷無明亦生實報。次文言「三賢十聖住果報」者，名雖似別，義必依圓，以別證道同圓教故，即是兩處十地合說。

Tenth, in the benefits of the reward [land], there are three parts: first, generally presenting the classes of persons; next, from “only ignorance” onward, explaining the marks of benefits; third, from “if differentiating” onward, directly distinguishing the identity and difference of the land’s substance. In the first part, “two persons among the eight categories” refers to those before the bhūmis in the Separate Teaching and before the abidings in the Perfect Teaching who are in the land of common residence; upon gaining entry to this rank, they advance to sever ignorance and are born in the reward land. “Another two persons in the expedience land” refers to the latter two of the aforementioned four persons. These two persons previously entered the ranks where delusions of view and thought as well as ignorance were severed and were born in the expedience land; in that land, they advance to sever ignorance and are also born in the reward [land]. In the next text, the phrase “the three worthy and ten noble ranks abide in the reward [land]”: although the terminology appears to be that of the Separate [Teaching], the meaning must rely on the Perfect [Teaching], because the realized path of the Separate is identical with the Perfect Teaching; that is, the ten bhūmis of both places are spoken of together.