妙法蓮華經文句 5.29

5.29

法說有五段經文，其一始竟四猶未了，此品應在諸天說偈之後，火宅譬喻之前，出經者，調卷置領解之初耳。又人云：「發起中根，置第二卷初，如六瑞問答為法說作序，領解得記為譬說作序。」此人情耳，置法說之後，中根可不悟耶？此領解段，領其所聞、述其所解，長行領與解合說，偈中領與解各陳，故言領解段也。

The Dharma exposition has five sections of text: the first is just completed, while four are not yet concluded. This chapter should be placed after the verses spoken by the devas and before the parable of the burning house; the editor of the sūtra simply adjusted the scrolls and placed it at the beginning of the understanding section. Moreover, someone said: "To inspire those of intermediate faculties, it was placed at the beginning of the second scroll; just as the question and answer on the six omens served as the preface to the Dharma exposition, the understanding and receipt of prophecies serve as the preface to the parable exposition." This is mere human sentiment; if placed after the Dharma exposition, would those of intermediate faculties not be awakened? This understanding section expresses what was heard and relates what was understood; in the prose, hearing and understanding are explained together, while in the gāthās, hearing and understanding are presented separately; hence it is called the understanding section.