妙法蓮華經文句 1.49

1.49

若約教者，歡喜阿難，面如淨滿月，眼若青蓮華，親承佛旨如仰完器，傳以化人如瀉異瓶，此傳聞、聞法也。歡喜賢，住學地得空無相願，眼、耳、鼻、舌諸根不漏，傳持聞不聞法也。典藏阿難多所含受，如大雲持雨，此傳持不聞聞法也。阿難海，是多聞士，自然能解了是常與無常，若知如來常不說法，是名菩薩具足多聞，佛法大海水，流入阿難心，此傳持不聞不聞法也。今經是海阿難，持不聞不聞之妙法也。

In terms of the teachings: Joyful Ānanda had a face like a pure full moon and eyes like blue lotuses; personally receiving the Buddha's intention was like looking up at an intact vessel, and transmitting it to convert people was like pouring it into a different vase. This is transmitting what has been heard, the dharma of hearing. Joyful Sage, dwelling in the stage of training, attained emptiness, signlessness, and wishlessness, with his sense faculties such as eyes, ears, nose, and tongue being free of outflows; this is transmitting the dharma of hearing what was not heard. Canon-Master Ānanda contained and received much, like a great cloud holding rain; this is transmitting the dharma of non-hearing that is hearing. Ānanda the Ocean is a man of extensive learning, naturally able to understand what is permanent and impermanent; if one knows that the Tathāgata constantly preaches no dharma, this is called a bodhisattva possessing full, extensive learning—the waters of the great ocean of the Buddha's Dharma flow into Ānanda's mind. This is transmitting the dharma of non-hearing that is non-hearing. The present sūtra is Ānanda the Ocean, holding the subtle Dharma of non-hearing and non-hearing.