法華文句記 8.8

8.8

Fourth, directly treating the present sūtra, there are five [points]: first, general and specific; second, the three causes; third, slow and swift; fourth, master and disciple; fifth, prophetic bestowal of prophecy. One ought to say 'present and future', but the text is merely abbreviated. Yet these five points must be applied to the present sūtra to distinguish it from other sūtras: either slow, like the voice-hearers, or swift, like the dragon girl.