妙法蓮華經文句 7.8

7.8

第一，合密雲。先舉佛身密，合雲有形；後舉佛口密，合雲有聲。「如來亦復如是出現於世」即是正合應身出世也。「如大雲起」即舉譬帖合，明如來大慈現身覆育一切也。「以大音聲」者，即是舉佛口密，合雲有聲也。「天人阿脩羅」者，別舉三善道，稟口密之益也，即是三乘根性三十子，別稟聲益也。「如彼大雲」，即是舉譬帖合雲有聲也。「遍覆大千」者，通舉一切皆是佛子，俱蒙口密益也。或時但合五譬，將「普徧世界」下兼合世界土地也。世界即是國土世間，天人修羅即是假名五陰世間，假名合上世界，五陰合上山川谿谷也。「於大眾中而唱」下，即是第二，合上第四注雨譬。先、標章門，次、勸聽受。章門有六：一、十號，謂「如來應供」等；二、四弘，謂「未度令度」等；三、三達，謂「今世後世」等；四、一心三智，謂「知者具足」；五、五眼，謂「見者」；六、三業共智慧行，「知道」謂意不護，「開道」謂身不護，「說道」謂口不護，亦稱為導師，謂知道者等也。「汝等天人」下，勸物聽受。佛八音詮吐六種法門，從多為論勸三善道，宜應往聽法也。

First is matching the dense cloud. First, it cites the Buddha's bodily mystery to match the cloud having form; later, it cites the Buddha's verbal mystery to match the cloud having sound. "The Tathāgata is also like this, appearing in the world" directly matches the response body appearing in the world. "Like a great cloud arising" cites the parable and pastes it onto the match, clarifying that the Tathāgata's great loving-kindness manifests a body to shelter and nurture all. "With a great voice" cites the Buddha's verbal mystery to match the cloud having sound. "Devas, humans, and asuras" specifically cites the three wholesome destinies receiving the benefit of the verbal mystery, which are the thirty sons of the faculties of the three vehicles, specifically receiving the benefit of the voice. "Like that great cloud" cites the parable and pastes it onto the match of the cloud having sound. "Pervading the chiliocosm" universally cites all as buddha sons, together receiving the benefit of the verbal mystery. Or at times it only matches five parables, taking "pervading the world" onward to concurrently match the world and earth. The world is the realm of lands; devas, humans, and asuras are the nominal realm and five-aggregate realm—nominal matches the world above, and the five aggregates match the mountains, rivers, ravines, and valleys above.

From "proclaiming in the great assembly" onward is the second [part], matching the fourth [element] above, the pouring rain parable. First, it marks the headings; next, it encourages listening and receiving. The headings are six: 1. the ten epithets, meaning "Tathāgata, Arhat," etc.; 2. the four universal vows, meaning "those not yet crossed over I cause to cross over," etc.; 3. the three knowledges, meaning "this world, the world to come," etc.; 4. the three wisdoms in a single mind, meaning "the knower is complete"; 5. the five eyes, meaning "the seer"; 6. the three karmas functioning together with wisdom: "knowing the path" means the mind is unshielded, "opening the path" means the body is unshielded, and "preaching the path" means the speech is unshielded; he is also called the guide, meaning the one who knows the path, etc. From "You devas and humans" onward, it encourages living beings to listen and receive. The Buddha's eight tones express the six kinds of dharma doors; speaking from the majority, he encourages the three wholesome destinies that they should go to listen to the Dharma.