法華玄論 1.59

1.59

答：如入無量義處三昧，謂他心輪也。放光動地雨華現土者，謂神通輪也。從三昧起廣說法華經終竟一經，謂說法輪也。又總論教門凡有二種：一者正果，謂如來身；二者依果，即國土等。若現諸佛依正二果，謂神通輪；若說諸佛依正二果，謂說法輪；應機而示此二，謂他心輪。故〈壽量品〉云「或說己身或說他身」，謂說法輪也。「或示己事或示他事」，謂神通輪也。序品之中盛明斯義也。又他心輪，謂知病識藥；現通說法，謂應病授藥。又應生福德為之現通，應生智慧為之說法。又現通則發起信心，說法則生物智慧。佛法大海，信為能入、智為能度，則佛法具矣。又神通輪冥密利物，說法輪顯現益緣。聖化雖多，無離顯密。又神通輪方便發起，說法輪開宗授法。又神通輪拔苦與樂，說法輪滅惑生解。又神通輪顯佛功德業，說法輪顯佛智慧業。又神通輪濟三惡道令其離苦，說法輪勸三善道令其進行。又說法輪顯波若德，神通輪顯法身德，如《大經．四相品》說。以有如是種種義，故住三事也。

Answer: Entering the samādhi of the abode of immeasurable meanings is called the wheel of reading others' minds. Emitting light, shaking the earth, raining down flowers, and displaying the lands are called the wheel of supernatural powers. Arising from samādhi and extensively preaching the Lotus Sūtra to the end of the entire scripture is called the wheel of preaching the Dharma. Furthermore, speaking generally of the doctrinal gates, there are two kinds: first, the direct fruition, namely the Tathāgata's body; second, the dependent fruition, namely the lands and so forth. If he manifests the two fruitions—direct and dependent—of the buddhas, this is called the wheel of supernatural powers; if he speaks of the two fruitions—direct and dependent—of the buddhas, this is called the wheel of preaching the Dharma; and responding to capacities by showing these two is called the wheel of reading others' minds. Therefore, the "Life Span" chapter states, "sometimes preaching one's own body, sometimes preaching another's body," which refers to the wheel of preaching the Dharma; "sometimes showing one's own affairs, sometimes showing another's affairs," which refers to the wheel of supernatural powers. The introductory chapter extensively clarifies this meaning. Furthermore, the wheel of reading others' minds means knowing the disease and recognizing the medicine; manifesting supernatural powers and preaching the Dharma means prescribing the medicine according to the disease. Furthermore, for those who should generate merit, he manifests supernatural powers for them; for those who should generate wisdom, he preaches the Dharma for them. Furthermore, manifesting supernatural powers arouses faith, while preaching the Dharma generates wisdom in beings. In the great ocean of the Buddhadharma, faith is what enables one to enter, and wisdom is what enables one to cross over; thus the Buddhadharma is fully complete. Furthermore, the wheel of supernatural powers invisibly and secretly benefits beings, while the wheel of preaching the Dharma visibly and openly brings benefit according to conditions. Although the holy transformations are many, they do not go beyond the manifest and the secret. Furthermore, the wheel of supernatural powers skillfully initiates, while the wheel of preaching the Dharma establishes the fundamental tenets and imparts the teachings. Furthermore, the wheel of supernatural powers removes suffering and gives joy, while the wheel of preaching the Dharma eradicates delusion and produces understanding. Furthermore, the wheel of supernatural powers reveals the Buddha's karma of merit, while the wheel of preaching the Dharma reveals the Buddha's karma of wisdom. Furthermore, the wheel of supernatural powers rescues those in the three wretched realms to cause them to leave suffering, while the wheel of preaching the Dharma encourages those in the three wholesome realms to cause them to progress. Furthermore, the wheel of preaching the Dharma reveals the virtue of prajñā, while the wheel of supernatural powers reveals the virtue of the dharmakāya, as taught in the "Four Aspects" chapter of the Great Sūtra. Because of such various meanings, he abides in these three matters.