法華義疏 2.87

2.87

光宅云：「前現六瑞於此土，次現六瑞於他方，合十二瑞也。現六瑞於此土者：一、說法，二、入定，三、雨華，四、動地，五、眾歡喜，六、放光。束此六瑞以為三雙：說經是趣機作教，入定是靜鑒前理，此動靜一雙也。上即天雨四華，下即地六種動，上下一雙也。時會內心歡喜，如來外放光明，內外一雙也。」今謂六句之中三句非瑞。何以知然？《釋論》云「佛入王三昧，現七種瑞相不數入定」，故知入定非瑞。時眾覩瑞歡喜，如《大品》時眾覩動地瑞心生和悅，故知眾喜亦非瑞也。說經乃是赴緣之教，亦不名瑞，若說經是瑞，彌勒何故不問說經意也？入定等亦同此責。今明六種之中但三是瑞，謂雨華、動地及放光也。《智度論》云「佛入王三昧現七種瑞」，今入無量義三昧現三種瑞。

Guangzhai said: 'First, six omens are manifested in this land, and next, six omens are manifested in other lands, making twelve omens in all. The six omens manifested in this land are: 1. preaching the Dharma, 2. entering concentration, 3. raining flowers, 4. shaking the earth, 5. the assembly's rejoicing, and 6. emitting light. Bundling these six omens, they make three pairs: preaching the sūtra is approaching the capacities to create teachings, while entering concentration is quietly discerning the principle before him—this is the pair of movement and stillness. Above, the heavens rain four kinds of flowers; below, the earth shakes in six ways—this is the pair of above and below. The assembly present inwardly rejoices in their minds, while the Tathāgata outwardly emits bright light—this is the pair of internal and external.' Now we maintain that among the six clauses, three clauses are not omens. How is this known? The Commentary says: 'When the Buddha enters the king of samādhis, he manifests seven kinds of auspicious signs, not counting entering concentration'; thus we know entering concentration is not an omen. When the assembly of that time beheld the omens, they rejoiced, just as in the Pañcaviṃśatisāhasrikā when the assembly beheld the omen of the earth shaking, their minds gave rise to harmony and joy; thus we know the assembly's joy is also not an omen. Preaching the sūtra is merely a teaching responding to conditions and is also not called an omen; if preaching the sūtra were an omen, why did Maitreya not ask about the intention of preaching the sūtra? Entering concentration and the like are subject to the same objection. Now it is clarified that among the six kinds, only three are omens, namely raining flowers, shaking the earth, and emitting light. The Dazhidulun says: 'When the Buddha enters the king of samādhis, he manifests seven kinds of omens'; now, entering the immeasurable meanings samādhi, he manifests three kinds of omens.