妙法蓮華經文句 7.81

7.81

From 'At that time the sixteen princes' onward, five and a half verses form the second [section], the princes' renewed request. Within this are seven parts: the first two lines versify the first part, the princes leaving the household life; next, from 'Together requested that [Buddha]' onward, the second part, one and a half verses, versifies the second part, directly requesting the turning of the Mahāyāna; next, from 'The Buddha, knowing the youths' onward, the third part, two verses, versifies expounding the Vaipulya and Prajñā [teachings] during the intermediate twenty thousand kalpas; next, from 'Expounded this Lotus' onward, the fourth part, half a verse, directly versifies the fourth part, accepting the request and expounding the Lotus; next, from 'After that Buddha expounded the sūtra' onward, the fifth part, one verse, versifies the seventh part, entering samādhi after expounding the sūtra, omitting the versification of the third part, the eighty thousand led by the father-king seeking to leave the household life, the fifth part, the assembly hearing the sūtra having those who understood and those who did not understand, and the sixth part, the long duration of time in expounding the sūtra.