法華義疏 12.229

12.229

「爾時釋迦」下，第四、釋迦稱嘆。又開二別：初、嘆能護之人；第二、嘆所護之者。初嘆能護人中即嘆前二事：一、嘆其護人，「而能作是神通之願」下，第二、嘆其護法。「普賢若有受持」下，第二，嘆所護之者。又開五別：第一、為佛護念歎。「如是之人」下，第二、離諸惡嘆。「普賢若如來滅後」下，第三、就後報得佛嘆。「普賢若於後世」下，第四、就現報及得失門嘆。「是故」下，第五、結嘆。

From 'At that time, Śākyamuni' onward is the fourth [section], Śākyamuni's praise. It again opens into two parts: first, praising the person capable of protecting; second, praising the ones who are protected. Within the first, praising the person capable of protecting, it praises the previous two matters: first, praising his protection of persons; from 'being able to make such vows of supernatural power' onward, second, praising his protection of the Dharma. From 'Samantabhadra, if there is anyone who accepts and upholds' onward is the second, praising the ones who are protected. It again opens into five parts: first, praise for being mindfully protected by the Buddhas; from 'Such a person' onward, second, praise for being free from all evils; from 'Samantabhadra, if after the Tathāgata's extinction' onward, third, praise concerning attainment of Buddhahood as future retribution; from 'Samantabhadra, if in the later age' onward, fourth, praise concerning present retribution and the gateway of gain and loss; from 'Therefore' onward, fifth, the concluding praise.