法華玄論 9.7

9.7

Answer: In all verification of teachings there are altogether two kinds: first, verification by persons; second, verification by auspicious signs. Prabhūtaratna floating in empty space and the emanation bodies gathering in echo are verification by persons; the marvelous stūpa welling up and appearing is called verification by auspicious signs. In the Avataṃsaka, after the various bodhisattvas finish preaching the dharma, there are also two kinds of verification: the bodhisattvas of the ten directions arriving is verification by persons, and the raining of flowers and shaking of the earth are verification by signs. Now, when the Buddha finishes preaching the sūtra, he likewise takes the Buddha's two fruits of dependent and primary [reward] as verification and completion.