法華文句記 4.153

4.153

「五濁障多」者，五濁加多表具見修，復加執慢故根名深，障罪是根而或未深，故加執慢方乃名深。「枝葉細末」者，若實得果如根本大材任為器用，但計枝葉謂為堪任，而輕根本，謂等謂過名增上慢。「執方便之方便」者，小乘四果已是方便，更於煖頂執為真極，應知上慢不全無法，但以淺位自謂增上，而慢他人名增上慢。「四請」者，以受旨文義當一請，并前為四。

"The obstacles of the five defilements are manifold": the intensification of the five defilements indicates that they possess both [delusions of] views and cultivation; furthermore, because they add clinging and arrogance, their roots are called deep. Sinful obstacles are the root and might not yet be deep, so only by adding clinging and arrogance are they termed deep. "Twigs and leaves, fine tips": if one truly attains the fruit, it is like a large root timber capable of being used as a vessel; but merely grasping at the twigs and leaves, considering them capable, and belittling the root, claiming equality or superiority—this is called overweening arrogance. "Clinging to the skillful means of skillful means": the four fruits of the Small Vehicle are already skillful means; furthermore, at heat and summit, clinging to them as the true ultimate—one should know that the overweeningly arrogant are not completely devoid of Dharma, but merely, on the basis of a shallow stage, deem themselves superior and are arrogant toward others; hence they are called overweeningly arrogant. "Four requests": taking the text of receiving the instruction as equivalent in principle to one request, together with the previous ones they make four.