法華文句記 9.14

9.14

Third, in the sequence of practices from 'This peace and joy' downward, there are four parts: first, clarifying non-sequence; next, from 'Now provisionally' downward, lodging it in the preceding chapter to clarify the aspect of difference in sequence; third, from 'If in terms of' downward, the sequence in terms of practice; fourth, from 'Although made' downward, non-sequence in terms of practice, fully as in Master Zhiyi's explanation of the four practices. Since the four practices are the cessation and contemplation and the great vows of the three karmas, practiced together and operated together, cessation and contemplation being simultaneous—how much more so does each single practice encompass all practices, and how much more so do the robe, seat, and room of the previous first chapter have no threefold distinction; therefore, there is no sequence.