法華玄論 6.108

6.108

答：佛說譬喻欲令易解，令寄門外人索三，通曉時會疑悔也。又反責曰：若但門外人索者，亦但賜門外人車不賜門內人車，但應無學受記作佛，學人應不得記。無學人所行是菩薩道，學人所行應非菩薩道，今賜車之譬雖賜無學，實通賜一切人。亦雖無學人索，實通一切人索也。經師不究竟其始終，故不識譬意耳。

Answer: The Buddha spoke the parable wishing to make it easy to understand, lodging the asking for the three in those outside the gate in order to clarify the doubts and regrets of the assembly at that time. Furthermore, turning the objection back: if only persons outside the gate asked, then carriages would also only be bestowed on those outside the gate and not on those inside the gate; only those beyond training would receive the prophecy of becoming buddhas, and those in training would not receive the prophecy. What is practiced by those beyond training would be the bodhisattva path, and what is practiced by those in training would not be the bodhisattva path. Now, although the parable of bestowing carriages bestows them on those beyond training, in reality it universally bestows them on all persons. Likewise, although it is those beyond training who ask, in reality it is universally all persons who ask. Sūtra masters have not thoroughly investigated its beginning and end, and therefore do not recognise the intention of the parable.