法華玄義釋籤 4.34

4.34

次問者，「問乳至醍醐同稱為滿」者，約五味為問也。由前釋云方等般若及以今經俱通滿理，是則除三藏外俱名為滿，其義既混此云何通？答意者，滿名雖同不無差別，故作四航之譬，以解五味之譬。四航之中三官一私，雖同名官不無差別。教門亦爾，通雖名滿，所通處近如至中洲，別圓通遠如至彼岸。若簡教道，別到彼岸其路紆迴，圓教官航方名直往。雖同名官，所通既近及教道別，何妨同滿而滿不同。

Next, the question: "Question: From milk to ghee, they are equally called complete": this asks in terms of the five flavors. Because the preceding explanation stated that the Vaipulya, Prajñā, and the present sūtra all penetrate the complete principle, in that case, with the exception of the Tripiṭaka, all are called complete; since their meaning is confused, how is this resolved? The intent of the answer is: although the name "complete" is the same, they are not without distinctions; therefore, the metaphor of the four boats is made to explain the metaphor of the five flavors. Among the four boats, three are official and one is private; although they are equally called official, they are not without distinctions. The gates of teaching are also like this: although the Shared is called complete, the place it penetrates to is near, like reaching an islet; the Separate and Perfect penetrate far, like reaching the other shore. If one distinguishes the teaching-path, the Separate reaches the other shore by a circuitous path; only the official boat of the Perfect Teaching is called going directly. Although they are equally called official, since the place penetrated is near and the teaching-paths differ, what prevents them from being equally complete while their completions differ?