法華玄論 4.178

4.178

答：解行未始相離，但隨義理強弱故前後分之。但解之易故有前，行之則難故居後也。

Answer: Understanding and practice are never separated from each other; it is merely according to the primacy and secondary nature of the principle that they are divided into before and after. It is simply that understanding is easy, and so comes before; putting it into practice is difficult, and so stands behind.