法華文句記 8.50

8.50

「問化為三車」等者，問意者，車城二果俱在涅槃，城有化名，車豈非化？忽若許化，同異云何？答中一往二輪雖復小異，論其施化大旨仍同。今從便易，通且從化、說宜從教，又亦應云譬如幻士為幻人說，車亦名化，而於中道說二涅槃城亦是教，故知不可從譬互執。又約聲色者，亦暫約喻車，亦通色說城，是教如前云云。

Regarding "Question: Are the phantoms the three carts?" and so forth: the intent of the question is that both fruitions, the carts and the city, are in nirvāṇa; if the city has the name "phantom," how could the carts not be a phantom? If they are suddenly conceded to be phantoms, what are the similarities and differences? In the answer, tentatively speaking, although the two wheels differ slightly, in terms of bestowing transformation, their grand purpose remains the same. Now, following convenience, the shared [aspect] tentatively follows transformation, while the spoken [aspect] should follow teaching. Furthermore, one should also say: just as an illusionist speaks to illusory people, the carts are also named phantoms, while speaking of two nirvāṇas midway means the city is also teaching; therefore we know one must not mutually cling based on the parables. Furthermore, in terms of voice and form: this also provisionally concerns the parables; the carts also pertain to form, and speaking of the city is teaching, as stated before and so forth.