法華玄論 8.156

8.156

答：彼前明於有行，以有資空；今前辨於空解，以空導有。以空導有，空宛然而有；以有資空，有宛然而空。但字不累書，故前後說耳。又前明化他、後辨自行；今前明自行、後辨化他。以菩薩先人後己，故前化他而後自行。然要須自免方能濟人，故前自行後化他也。

Answer: That chapter first clarified the practice of existence, using existence to assist emptiness; here it first distinguishes understanding of emptiness, using emptiness to guide existence. Using emptiness to guide existence, emptiness is distinct yet exists; using existence to assist emptiness, existence is distinct yet empty. However, words cannot be written simultaneously, so they are spoken before and after. Again, that chapter first clarified transforming others and afterward distinguished one's own practice; here it first clarifies one's own practice and afterward distinguishes transforming others. Because a bodhisattva puts others first and oneself second, that chapter put transforming others first and one's own practice second. Yet one must personally be liberated before being able to save others, so here one's own practice comes first and transforming others comes after.