法華文句記 8.4

8.4

The answer has eight parts: first, a general answer; second, according to the two truths; third, according to the four siddhāntas; fourth, under 'If according to the general path', properly clarifying the present sūtra; fifth, under 'Other sūtras', discerning existence and non-existence in comparison to other sūtras; sixth, under 'Originally the buddhas', extensively treating it according to the four siddhāntas; seventh, under 'Bestowal of prophecy', determining the different names of agent and object; eighth, under 'Middling faculties', the purpose of its occurrence.