法華玄論 6.48

6.48

答：權實有二種，一者有無論權實、二者具足不具足論權實。有無論權實者，無二而說二，故二乘是權；有一而說一，故佛乘是實。二者具足不具足論權實者，昔說佛乘未盡為權，今說佛乘盡為實。索車之義者，正就三乘有無義有索，不就佛乘具足不具足明索義也。又反責曰：若言昔不具足故今索者，依汝義《法華》中明佛果義猶是無常，即是果車不具足。若爾，至涅槃時應有索無常果車也。《法華》但為緣因、未明正因，則因車不具足，至涅槃時亦應索前不具足因車也。而涅槃時無有索《法華》不具足車者，當知至《法華》時亦不索爾前不具足佛果也。

Answer: There are two kinds of provisional and real: first, discussing provisional and real in terms of existence and non-existence; second, discussing provisional and real in terms of completeness and incompleteness. As for discussing provisional and real in terms of existence and non-existence: where there were not two, two were taught, hence the two vehicles are provisional; where there was one, one was taught, hence the Buddha vehicle is real. Second, as for discussing provisional and real in terms of completeness and incompleteness: the former explanation of the Buddha vehicle being inexhaustive is provisional, while the present explanation of the Buddha vehicle being exhaustive is real. The meaning of demanding the carriages pertains precisely to demanding on the basis of the existence or non-existence of the three vehicles; it does not elucidate demanding on the basis of the completeness or incompleteness of the Buddha vehicle. Furthermore, one may counter with a challenge: if you say that because it was formerly incomplete it is now demanded, then according to your view, the meaning of the Buddha-fruit clarified in the Lotus Sūtra is still impermanent, which would mean the fruit carriage is incomplete. If so, when reaching [the Mahāparinirvāṇa-]sūtra, one should demand the impermanent fruit carriage! The Lotus Sūtra provides only the conditioning causes and has not yet clarified the direct cause, which means the causal carriage is incomplete; when reaching the Nirvāṇa [Sūtra], one should likewise demand the previously incomplete causal carriage! Yet at the time of the Nirvāṇa [Sūtra] no one demands the incomplete carriage of the Lotus Sūtra; you should know that when reaching the Lotus Sūtra, one likewise does not demand the Buddha-fruit that was incomplete prior to it.