法華義疏 12.116

12.116

格量有七：一、凡不及聖，如《大品》云「教一人得初果，勝教閻浮提人行十善」。二、少不及大，如二乘不及菩薩。三、淺不及深，如淺行不及高行。四、因不及果，如菩薩不及佛。五、有所得不及無所得，如世間六度不及出世間六度。六、末不及本，如五度雖是無所得，終不及波若，波若是本故。七、無緣不及有緣，如佛化須拔不及阿難。今是何格量？

There are seven kinds of comparison: 1. the ordinary falls short of the noble, as the Pañcaviṃśatisāhasrikā states, “teaching one person to attain the first fruit surpasses teaching the people of Jambudvīpa to practice the ten good deeds”; 2. the lesser falls short of the greater, as the two vehicles fall short of the bodhisattva; 3. the shallow falls short of the deep, as shallow practice falls short of exalted practice; 4. the cause falls short of the fruit, as the bodhisattva falls short of the buddha; 5. having attainment falls short of non-attainment, as the worldly six perfections fall short of the supramundane six perfections; 6. the branches fall short of the root, as the five perfections, though without attainment, ultimately fall short of prajñā, because prajñā is the root; 7. lacking affinity falls short of having affinity, as the Buddha converting Subhadra falls short of Ānanda. Which comparison is this here?