法華義疏 11.122

11.122

不輕弘經凡有二種：一者、密說；二者、顯說。行於敬嘆即是密說一乘，後得根淨具智慧神通顯說一乘。所以前密後顯者，末世之時增上慢人惡強善弱不可頓說，故初但得髣髴說之。髣髴之中但明作佛，謂顯實義；未得被斥二乘，故不開方便門也。

Sadāparibhūta's propagation of the sūtra was of two kinds: first, esoteric exposition; second, exoteric exposition. Practicing respect and praise was precisely the esoteric exposition of the ekayāna; later, upon obtaining the purity of faculties and being equipped with wisdom and supernatural powers, he exoterically expounded the ekayāna. The reason why it was first esoteric and later exoteric is that in the degenerate age, people of overweening pride are strong in evil and weak in good, so it cannot be spoken suddenly; thus at first he could only speak of it vaguely. Within this vague expression, he only explained becoming Buddhas, which refers to revealing the real meaning; he had not yet been able to reprimand the two vehicles, so he did not open the expedient means gate.