法華玄義釋籤 5.9

5.9

無生中六：先立意，次立根，三正釋，四引證，五舉譬，六結名。總而言之，秖是四句破假相性二空，故得幻化即空之名。前五文可見。結中先譬、次合。譬中云「如藤蛇」者，亦可喻圓門本有，今通喻無生。辨異可知。

Under [the twelve links of] non-arising there are six [parts]: first, setting forth the intent; second, setting forth the faculties; third, the correct explanation; fourth, citing scriptural testimony; fifth, adducing an analogy; sixth, concluding with the name. To summarize it, it is simply the four propositions refuting provisional appearances and the two kinds of emptiness—nature and characteristic; thus it receives the name 'illusion and transformation being identical to emptiness.' The first five parts of the text are easy to see. In the conclusion, the analogy comes first, followed by the application. The statement in the analogy, 'like a vine [mistaken for] a snake,' can also illustrate what is fundamentally inherent in the perfect gate; here it is used generally to illustrate non-arising. The distinction can be known.