妙法蓮華經文句 3.17

3.17

so too the paramārtha-satya is neither opening, demonstrating, awakening to, nor entering, yet upon seeing this principle one directly realizes opening, demonstrating, awakening to, and entering. For example, when a seed receives rain, it sprouts and opens; now, hearing the rain of the Great Dharma, it moistens the seed of the dharma-nature, breaks the husk of ignorance, and opens the Buddha knowledge and vision of the ten dwellings. For example, upon blowing the conch, one knows that titles are changed; those who have previously attained the ten dwellings now, from the ten dwellings, hear the Dharma and change anew to enter the ten practices, demonstrating the Buddha knowledge and vision. For example, upon beating the drum, one knows to caution the troops; those who are already in the ten practices now, from the ten practices, hear the Dharma and are cautioned to enter dedication, awakening to the Buddha knowledge and vision. To "expound" means to spread out; broad horizontally and deep vertically, this is expounding the meaning; those who are already in the ten dedications now, from the ten dedications, enter the ten grounds, entering the Buddha knowledge and vision, exhausting the source and reaching the utmost bounds, complete in depth and breadth. Reflecting that in the past, after the six portents, there was immediately opening, demonstrating, awakening to, and entering; he ponders that now, after the portents, it should likewise be so. This concludes the horizontal and vertical explanation of the response by reflection.