法華玄義釋籤 14.4

14.4

次明正說益中文自分二：先列，次釋。釋中初言「遠」者，此是迹門故且以大通為遠。於中又二：先通敘，次別釋。初文為四：初略述益由，次「善生」下明益相，三「死之」下結示，四「故文」下引證。益相中二：先標，次「始人天」下釋相。善生通淺深，惡滅亦通淺者，若依《大經》破無明位方名殺人；其實惡滅，具如今文通於初後。

Next, in the text clarifying the benefit of the main discourse, it is naturally divided into two parts: first, listing; next, explaining. In the explanation, "remote" mentioned at first refers to this being the trace gate, so Mahābhijñā-jñānābhibhū is provisionally taken as remote. Within this, there are also two parts: first, a general account; next, a specific explanation. The first text has four parts: first, briefly narrating the causes of benefit; next, from "good arises" downward, clarifying the characteristics of benefit; third, from "dying" downward, concluding and indicating; fourth, from "therefore the text" downward, citing scriptural proof. In the characteristics of benefit, there are two parts: first, marking; next, from "beginning with humans and gods" downward, explaining the characteristics. Good arising extends to shallow and deep; evil perishing also extends to the shallow. If according to the *Great Sūtra*, only at the stage of destroying fundamental ignorance is it called killing people; in reality, evil perishing, fully as in the present text, extends from beginning to end.