法華義疏 10.151

10.151

「譬如」下，第二、明譬說。所以借譬者，佛常理甚深非譬不顯，故假喻曉之。「彌勒菩薩等俱白佛」下，第三、彌勒奉酬。文有三別：謂標、釋、結。初標無量。次三句顯無量：初、明凡夫不知；「一切聲聞」下，明二乘不知；「我等」下，明菩薩不知。「世尊」下，第三、結。世界無邊，明唯佛能知也。

From "Suppose, for example..." downward is the second part: clarifying through the parable. Why borrow a parable? The Buddha's constant principle is exceedingly deep and cannot be revealed without a parable, so a metaphor is used to make it understood. From "Bodhisattva Maitreya and the others together addressed the Buddha..." downward is the third part: Maitreya reverently replying. The text has three divisions: namely, the statement, the explanation, and the conclusion. First, it states the immeasurable. Next, three sentences reveal the immeasurable: first, clarifying that ordinary beings do not know; from "all śrāvakas..." downward, clarifying that the two vehicles do not know; from "we..." downward, clarifying that bodhisattvas do not know. From "World-Honoured One..." downward is the third part: the conclusion. The worlds being boundless clarifies that only the Buddha can know.