法華玄義釋籤 15.35

15.35

△次釋蓮華，先列章，次解釋。釋初文三：先明約譬，次明法理，三和會二釋。初意中云「七譬文多」者，用多語意，方顯權實，不同蓮華用十二字，顯理周足。次法理中三：法、譬、合。譬中云「蛛羅引絲倣之結網」，《博物誌》云：「伏羲造八卦，神農造五穀，貨狄造舟（黃帝臣也），維父造臼杵（黃帝臣也），蚩尤造兵（火帝時臣），黃帝造冠冕，容成造曆（黃帝臣也），歧伯造醫（黃帝臣也），正首造數（黃帝臣也），皐陶造獄（舜時臣也），稽仲造車，伯益造井，蒙恬造筆，蔡倫造紙（未見造網人，準例可悉，古人所造皆法理而立）。」三和會中二：先略明融會意，次正會。中又二：先問起，次答。答中三：先正明用法譬，次「利根」下明法譬所以，三「如此」下結。

[Variant marker] Next, explaining the lotus flower: first listing the chapter headings, next explaining. In explaining the first text, there are three: first, clarifying in terms of the analogy; next, clarifying the principle of the Dharma; third, harmonizing the two explanations. In the first meaning, where it says "the seven analogies have extensive texts": it uses the meaning of extensive words to reveal the provisional and real, unlike the lotus flower which uses twelve characters to reveal the principle completely. Next, in the principle of the Dharma, there are three: dharma, analogy, and combination. In the analogy, where it says "the spider draws out silk, and imitating it, one weaves a net," the Bowuzhi states: "Fuxi created the eight trigrams, Shennong created the five grains, Huodi created boats (a minister of the Yellow Emperor), Weifu created the mortar and pestle (a minister of the Yellow Emperor), Chiyou created weapons (a minister during the time of the Fire Emperor), the Yellow Emperor created ceremonial caps, Rongcheng created the calendar (a minister of the Yellow Emperor), Qibo created medicine (a minister of the Yellow Emperor), Zhengshou created mathematics (a minister of the Yellow Emperor), Gaoyao created the penal system (a minister during the time of Shun), Jizhong created carts, Boyi created wells, Meng Tian created the writing brush, and Cai Lun created paper (the creator of the net is not seen, but by following the analogy it can be known; what the ancients created was always established by modeling on principle)." In the third, the harmonization, there are two: first, briefly clarifying the intention of harmonization; next, the direct harmonization. In the middle there are also two: first, raising the question; next, answering. In the answer, there are three: first, directly clarifying the use of dharma and analogy; next, clarifying the reason for dharma and analogy from "Sharp faculties" downward; third, concluding from "Like this" downward.