法華玄義釋籤 15.19

15.19

十釋利益妙者，亦初略立利益，上句立、下句釋。次「若迹」下明迹不同者，今此略列，具足應如前文七益十益者是。言「乃至增道」等者，約經雖是本門，既是今世迹中指本名為本門，故知今日正當迹中利益，乃至本成已後俱名中間，中間顯本得利益者尚成迹益，況復今日？「以迹」下重舉本益之相，本文既狹亦擬迹而知本，故「本本」下明相顯融即，眾迹雖多用本為本，故云「本本」。本事已往，若不借迹何能識本？如撥影指天即此義也。

Tenth, in explaining the marvel of benefit, it also first briefly establishes benefit, with the upper clause establishing and the lower clause explaining. Next, from "If in the traces" downward, clarifying the differences in the traces: what is briefly listed here should fully correspond to the seven benefits and ten benefits mentioned in the previous text. As for "down to increasing on the path," and so forth: although in terms of the sūtra it is the origin gate, since it points to the origin from within the traces of the present age and names it the origin gate, we know that today precisely pertains to the benefit in the traces; down to everything after the realization of the origin being called the intermediate—if those who attained benefit through the revealing of the origin in the intermediate still constitute trace benefits, how much more so today? From "Through the traces" downward, it again raises the characteristics of the origin's benefit; since the root text is brief, one also measures the traces to know the origin. Therefore, from "origin of origins" downward, it clarifies that the characteristics are manifested, fused, and identical: although the many traces are numerous, they take the origin as origin, hence it says "origin of origins." The events of the origin have already passed; if one does not borrow the traces, how could one recognize the origin? It is like pointing to the sky by brushing aside the shadow—this is precisely the meaning.