法華文句記 3.162

3.162

「我見」下四偈，不同舊釋以為結成。須頌上文判答意者，若作結成之言則剩，判答之文又闕，豈得不將頌判答耶？「頌上當說大乘經」者，亦應云名妙法蓮華，頌云「佛當雨法雨」等，頌上教菩薩法。故知上之六句，但明欲說之由，誡眾令生渴慕耳。頌云「諸求三乘人」等，頌上佛所護念，是佛所護故為斷疑，與上文相泯合，何得不頌上耶？若作斷伏疑釋者，文復妙同。斷第一意者，妙瑞本表報於法同。斷第二意者，瑞同法必實相。斷第三意者，至此會者咸無異求。斷第四意者，三疑得除，功在於佛。「事窮」等者，「事窮」謂名等三也。「理盡」謂所顯之體。事理合一，何所復疑？

The four verses below 'I see' are not, as old interpretations had it, a concluding confirmation. They must praise the intent of the earlier passage determining the reply; for if one takes them as words of concluding confirmation, they become redundant, while the passage determining the reply would then be missing. How could one not take them as praising the determination of the reply? Regarding 'praising the text above on about to preach the Great Vehicle sūtra': it should also be called 'named the Lotus of the Wonderful Dharma'; the verse saying 'the Buddha shall rain down the Dharma rain' and so forth praises the Dharma for instructing bodhisattvas above. Thus we know that the six lines above merely clarify the reason for wishing to preach, admonishing the assembly to give rise to thirsty yearning. The verse saying 'all people seeking the three vehicles' and so forth praises the Buddha's protection and mindfulness above; because it is what the Buddha protects, it serves to sever doubts, coalescing seamlessly with the text above—how could it not praise what came before? If interpreted as severing and subduing doubts, the text is again marvelously identical. Severing the first meaning: the wonderful omen fundamentally indicates that the reward corresponds to the Dharma. Severing the second meaning: the omen being identical, the Dharma must be the true character. Severing the third meaning: those who reach this assembly all have no different quest. Severing the fourth meaning: the three doubts being eliminated, the merit lies with the Buddha. Regarding 'phenomena are exhausted' and so forth: 'phenomena are exhausted' refers to the three [matters] such as the name; 'principle is culminated' refers to the essence that is revealed. Phenomena and principle uniting into one, what further doubt could there be?