法華文句記 1.22

1.22

Subsuming the general under the specific should possess fourfold explanations; because sentence by sentence within the general preface the four [siddhāntas] such as causes and conditions are all preserved, whereas at the time of the specific preface one or two may be lacking, the explanation of the word 'preface' lacks the four meanings. If the two prefaces are contrasted, establishing them by meaning is also permissible, for the two prefaces differ as mundane. The specific preface giving rise to joyous admiration is for the sake of persons; the general preface verifying faith and removing doubt is antidotal. The two prefaces introducing the main body is the supreme truth. As for the three such as according to the teaching, they are fully as in the explanation of the three sections. If one treats the general preface separately, the five meanings differ as mundane. They all generally remove doubt as antidotal; they all generally give rise to faith for the sake of persons; they all generally introduce the main body as the supreme truth. The remaining three and the specific preface can be known by analogy to this.