法華文句記 3.169

3.169

次第二約能詮者，若理教相望，四教各論無非能詮，今以三望一，三為一實作詮，故三名能詮，是則前之三教教行人理悉為能詮。於中為七：初直立三教為門，此從義釋非關字訓。次「門名」下釋門義，如世之門本為能通，三皆入實故名為門。三「方便」下明門意，眾生不了元是所通，依其所執得成弄引，但不善曲者以引為弄。四「真實」下明門用，雖非即所，得入由茲。五「從能」下明得名，權實尚隔由物機差，故前之二釋，於顯露邊及別地前，非今品意。六引證意者，明彼昔門但云能通，於今須開，故云「開方便門」，非謂於彼已明開門。七「此義」下結非。

Next, regarding the second [interpretation] in terms of that which expresses: if principle and teaching are viewed against each other, when discussed respectively each of the four teachings is nothing other than that which expresses. Now, looking at the three in relation to the one, the three serve to express the one real; thus the three are called that which expresses. That is to say, the teachings, practices, persons, and principles of the preceding three teachings are all that which expresses. Within this there are seven [parts]: First, directly establishing the three teachings as the gate; this is an explanation based on meaning and not on etymological gloss. Next, from "the gate is called" onward explains the meaning of a gate; like a gate in the mundane world whose original purpose is to allow passage through, because all three lead into the real, they are called gates. Third, from "skillful means" onward clarifies the purpose of the gate: sentient beings do not understand that it originally leads [to the real], and based on what they grasp at it serves as a preliminary lure, yet those who are not skilled in musical nuances take the prelude as mere play. Fourth, from "the real" onward clarifies the function of the gate: although it is not identical with what is entered, entering is attained through this. Fifth, from "deriving from that which [expresses]" onward clarifies the derivation of the name: the provisional and the real are still kept apart because the capacities of beings differ; hence the previous two interpretations, in terms of the explicit level and before the stages of the separate [teaching], are not the meaning of the present chapter. Sixth, the intent of citing scriptural proof is to clarify that the former gates only said they could lead through and must now be opened, which is why it says "opening the gate of skillful means," not that opening the gate had already been clarified there. Seventh, from "this meaning" onward concludes that [the former] is not it.