法華玄論 6.53

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6.53

Answer: This is a difficulty for others, but for our present view it is resolved. Thus the "Expedient Means" chapter says: "For the sake of these disciples of the Buddha, I preached this Mahāyāna sūtra." Since it states that it preached "this sūtra," one should know that at the time of the Prajñā[-pāramitā] it was already preaching the Lotus Sūtra. It was merely that because it was teaching bodhisattvas, it was given the name Prajñā; since it was not yet teaching the two vehicles, it was not given the title Lotus. This meaning has already been explained above.

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