法華文句記 8.66

8.66

「起已遊行」至「求於小乘衣食」者，應更求於寶衣天饌，而但求於纔蔽身之衣、劣充軀之食者，由向他國故也。文中二釋他義皆成，若論有求今日稍切，故云「厭苦」等。「若魔佛相望」等者，今日初得小乘之他，且從大小以說，故知若往他國求濟，非但衣食不充，亦迷所繫之寶，示珠之友居本土故。「勸貿譬得記作佛意」者，珠雖價直無數眾寶，必須貿易方有濟用，了因內解雖復究竟，必以種易現，以昔一解一切解而貿一行一切行，珠體不竭貿亦無窮，故須更聽更修方顯寶之功用。如《華嚴》中得摩尼珠，十種瑩治方能雨寶，解行相稱方堪佛記，從是已後則具有寂滅忍衣，首楞嚴食自行化他無量眾寶，無功用位彼此不窮。

Regarding from "After waking up, he wandered..." to "...seeking the food and clothing of the Small Vehicle": he should have further sought jeweled garments and heavenly fare, yet he merely sought clothing that barely covered his body and food that poorly sustained his frame, because he went to another country. Both explanations in the text establish the meaning of "other." If one considers having a quest, today it is somewhat urgent, hence it says "weary of suffering," and so forth. Regarding "If Māra and the Buddha are contrasted," and so forth: today, having newly attained the "other" of the Small Vehicle, it is temporarily explained in terms of great and small. Therefore we know that if one goes to another country seeking aid, not only are food and clothing inadequate, but one also loses sight of the sewn jewel, because the friend who pointed out the jewel resides in his native land. Regarding "Advising him to trade it allegorises the intent of attaining the prophecy of buddhahood": although the jewel is worth countless treasures, it must be traded before it has useful application. Although inner understanding of the revealing cause is ultimate, one must exchange the seed for the actual: through past understanding that 'one understanding is all understandings,' one trades for 'one practice is all practices.' The substance of the jewel is inexhaustible, and trading it is also endless; therefore, one must further listen and cultivate to manifest the function of the jewel. Just as in the *Avataṃsaka*, when one obtains a maṇi jewel, ten kinds of polishing are required before it can rain jewels; only when understanding and practice match is one worthy of the Buddha's prophecy. From this point forward, one fully possesses the robe of the acceptance of cessation, the food of Śūraṅgama, and the immeasurable treasures of benefiting oneself and converting others; at the stage of effortlessness, neither is ever exhausted.