法華義疏 12.151

12.151

「爾時持地」下，第三、明雙嘆。就文為三：初、明能嘆人。言持地者，即地能持故名持地，以其人得此三昧故以為名。「即從座起」下，第二、明嘆之儀則。「前白佛言」下，第三、正嘆。持地去佛座遠，今起近佛前，故云前白。「觀世音菩薩品自在之業」者，即牒初名也。以三業自在故，故稱自在之業。「普門示現神通力」者，牒普門三輪德也。「當知是人」下，正稱嘆也。

From "At that time Dharaṇīṃdhara" onward is the third [section], clarifying the mutual praise. In the text there are three parts: first, clarifying the person able to praise. Speaking of Dharaṇīṃdhara ("holding the earth"), it means that the earth can hold, hence he is named "holding the earth"; he was named this because that person had attained this samādhi. From "immediately arose from his seat" onward, second, clarifying the ritual of praising. From "went forward and addressed the Buddha, saying" onward, third, the praise itself. Dharaṇīṃdhara was far from the Buddha's seat; now he arose and approached the front of the Buddha, hence it says "went forward and addressed." "The deeds of mastery in the 'Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara Chapter'" takes up the opening name. Because his three karmas possess mastery, they are called "deeds of mastery." "Displaying supernatural powers through the universal gateway" takes up the virtues of the three wheels of the universal gateway. From "you should know that this person" onward is the direct praise.