法華文句記 9.176

9.176

初立三句者，即是前二三如來之壽量也。既但開合之殊，今但從三為便。於中三：先釋字，次對身，三立句。次「法身」下，即以三句釋三身也。

First, establishing the three propositions: these are the life spans of the previous two or three Tathāgatas. Since it is merely a difference of opening and combining, here we simply follow the three for convenience. Herein there are three parts: first, explaining the characters; second, matching them to the bodies; third, establishing the propositions. Next, from "dharmakāya" below, it uses the three propositions to explain the three bodies.