法華文句記 10.74

10.74

「第五十人」下釋為人，中四：初重牒人相即是牒位，次「初但有」下牒隨，次「但有」下牒喜，三「未有」下雙牒隨喜敘意校量，四「誰聞」下結勸也。於校量中又三：初明行薄，隨中但理未有權用，喜中但己未能益他。次「所獲」下雙明隨喜功大。三「如來」下正引經校量，即舉下文四百萬億，故云巧喻。喻第五十人，是故況云何況最初，此是初品故云何況第五品耶？此是圓位之始，故云何況後心？「後心」者，指極位也。四結勸中二：初引經意以勸。「如來」下結經勸意以立品名。令進理入位，能生理善即為人也。「景」者大也，亦慕也。

From “the fiftieth person” onward, it explains [the siddhānta of] producing goodness in persons, which has four parts: first, it re-states the person's characteristics, which is re-stating the rank; next, from “initially having only” onward, it re-states accordance; next, from “having only” onward, it re-states rejoicing; third, from “not yet having” onward, it re-states both accordance and rejoicing to narrate the intent and evaluate by comparison; fourth, from “who, having heard” onward, it concludes with exhortation. Within the evaluation by comparison there are again three parts: first, it clarifies that the practice is shallow—in accordance there is only principle and not yet provisional function, and in rejoicing there is only oneself and not yet ability to benefit others; next, from “what is obtained” onward, it clarifies together that the merit of rejoicing in accordance is great; third, from “the Tathāgata” onward, it directly cites the sūtra to evaluate by comparison, which brings up the four hundred myriad kotis below, hence calling it a skillful metaphor. It uses the metaphor of the fiftieth person, and therefore, by comparison, how much more so the very first? This is the first grade, so it says: how much more so the fifth grade? This is the beginning of the perfect rank, so it says: how much more so the final mind? The “final mind” refers to the ultimate rank. In the fourth part, the concluding exhortation, there are two parts: first, it cites the sūtra's intent to exhort; from “the Tathāgata” onward, it concludes the sūtra's intent to exhort so as to establish the chapter title. Causing one to advance in principle and enter the ranks, being able to generate goodness in persons, is precisely producing goodness in persons. “Jǐng” means great, and also to admire.