法華義疏 2.179

2.179

「我見彼土」下，第三、次頌菩薩及起塔二事。初事為二：一、總頌；二、別頌。總頌如文。就別頌菩薩中略以三門攝之。東方菩薩雖復無窮，不出三種：一者：六度次第行菩薩；二者：三業利益行菩薩；三者：六度無方行菩薩。初頌上種種因緣，次頌上種種相貌，後門頌上種種信解。

From "I see in those lands" onward is the third section, which next versifies the two matters of the bodhisattvas and erecting stūpas. The first matter has two parts: first, a general versification; second, specific versifications. The general versification is as in the text. Regarding the specific versifications of the bodhisattvas, they are briefly subsumed under three approaches. Although the bodhisattvas of the eastern direction are infinite, they do not exceed three kinds: first, bodhisattvas who practice the six perfections sequentially; second, bodhisattvas whose practices benefit [others] through the three karmic modes; third, bodhisattvas whose practices of the six perfections are without fixed bounds. The first versifies the various causes and conditions mentioned above; the next versifies the various appearances mentioned above; the last approach versifies the various beliefs and understandings mentioned above.