法華文句記 8.105

8.105

「問方便」等者，今設此問為欲開其四句義端，故今師前文自有二句，為更得作餘二句不？「此有」下答，具有四句，後之二句理無別趣，但寄名義申釋句相。於中先指前二，次列後二句，三「如名」下次引例釋，先列名義，「由方便」下即以例釋，義是名下之旨，故得更互為門。於中先釋方便，次「實相」下但以例釋。先例，次「中論序」下引證，實名實義更互為門。「實」者義也。「中」者名也。故寄中名以顯中義，即是名為義門。文但舉一邊，亦應更云亦由實義能應中名，以名非實不立，故舉實以引之。

Regarding the passage beginning "Question: Skillful means...", now this question is set up in order to open the starting point of the meaning of the four propositions; thus the present master's previous text naturally had two propositions; can one further form the remaining two propositions or not? From "these have..." downward, the answer is that there are fully four propositions; the latter two propositions have no distinct drift in principle, but merely lodge upon name and meaning to elucidate the features of the propositions. Therein, it first points to the preceding two; next, it lists the latter two propositions; third, from "as name..." downward, it cites a parallel to explain: first listing name and meaning, and from "due to skillful means" downward, it explains by the parallel; meaning is the import under the name, so they can mutually serve as gates. Therein, it first explains skillful means, and next, from "the true character" downward, merely explains by the parallel. First the parallel, and next, from "the Preface to the Madhyamaka-śāstra" downward, it cites proof: the real name and the real meaning mutually serve as gates. "Real" is the meaning; "middle" is the name; therefore, lodging upon the name "middle" to reveal the meaning "middle" is precisely the name serving as the gate to the meaning. The text only raises one side; one should also further say that it is also due to the real meaning being able to correspond to the name "middle"; because without the real a name is not established, he raises the real to adduce it.