法華義疏 2.376

2.376

「時有菩薩名曰妙光」下，第六、答問序。有人言：燈明因妙光說《法華》，釋迦因藥王說《法華》。今謂不爾。燈明因妙光說、釋迦因文殊說，以文殊引古證今釋時眾之疑，如來方得起定說法，故知因文殊也。

From "At that time there was a bodhisattva named Varaprabha" downward is the sixth part: the preface of answering the questions. Some say: Candrasūryapradīpa preached the Lotus Sūtra on account of Varaprabha, and Śākyamuni preached the Lotus Sūtra on account of Bhaiṣajyarāja. Now I say this is not so. Candrasūryapradīpa preached on account of Varaprabha, and Śākyamuni preached on account of Mañjuśrī; because Mañjuśrī cited the past to verify the present and resolved the doubts of the assembly at that time, only then could the Tathāgata arise from samādhi and preach the Dharma. Therefore we know it was on account of Mañjuśrī.