法華玄義釋籤 4.3

4.3

三結成難勢者，又二：先釋、次結。數又二：先結數，次釋今意。初文者，然二十四難中所破之義並在光宅疏中，今直引來為難而不委悉。言二十四者，且據相對，今昔合論故二十四。若今昔別論，難昔因果各三，合成六難，難今因果亦成六難，合一十二難，一一四番成四十八。又今文中果上三義但難今位及用，略不語昔，則闕二處四番，現文乃成四十番也。「矛盾」如《止觀》第五記。今還以彼四一難彼妙成麁，還以彼昔三難彼麁成妙，故無盈縮。

Third, regarding concluding the force of the objections, there are also two: first the explanation, and next the conclusion. In the numbers there are also two: first concluding the number, and next explaining the present intention. In the first text: however, the positions refuted among the twenty-four objections are all within Guangzhai's commentary; here they are cited directly to make objections without being exhaustive. Speaking of twenty-four: this is merely based on relative pairing, calculating the present and past together, hence twenty-four. If the present and past are discussed separately: objecting to the past cause and fruition has three each, combining to make six objections; objecting to the present cause and fruition also makes six objections; combined, there are twelve objections. Each with four rounds makes forty-eight. Moreover, the present text's three meanings on fruition only object to the present position and function, omitting discussion of the past; thus lacking four rounds in two places, the current text comes to forty rounds. 'Contradiction' (spear and shield) is as in the notes on the fifth fascicle of the Zhiguan. Now, turning their four unities back against them, their subtlety is turned into coarseness; turning their three of the past back against them, their coarseness is turned into subtlety. Hence there is neither excess nor deficiency.