法華義疏 8.174

8.174

授目連記，長行中前明行因、次明得果。行因中，前、於少佛所行因；「當復供養」下，明多佛所行因也。得果中具足六果也。「多摩羅跋」者（草葉香名，此云葵香也），眷屬果中，前從劣至勝故菩薩在後，次從勝至劣故菩薩在前；今示菩薩行於中道故在中間。又人天形心俱劣故在初，菩薩心勝形無定方故在第二，聲聞心形俱勝故在第三也。初五偈，頌行因。「於意樂國」下，頌得果。一句頌國土果，三句頌化主，半行頌壽命，半行頌說法果也。二行頌眷屬，一行頌住持。

In conferring prophecy upon Maudgalyāyana, the prose first clarifies the practice of the causes, and next clarifies the attainment of the fruits. Within the practice of the causes: first, the practice of causes under a few Buddhas; from "He shall again make offerings" onwards, it clarifies the practice of causes under many Buddhas. Within the attainment of the fruits, all six fruits are complete. As for "Tamālapattracandana" (the name of an incense made of grass leaves, called here 'hollyhock scent'): within the fruit of the retinue, previously it went from inferior to superior, hence bodhisattvas were last, and next it went from superior to inferior, hence bodhisattvas were first; here, to show that bodhisattvas practice the Middle Way, they are placed in the middle. Furthermore, humans and devas are inferior in both form and mind, hence they are first; bodhisattvas are superior in mind while their forms have no fixed direction, hence they are second; śrāvakas are superior in both mind and form, hence they are third. The first five verses summarize the practice of the causes. From "In the land of Delighted Mind" onwards, it summarizes the attainment of the fruits: one line summarizes the fruit of the land, three lines summarize the transforming lord, half a verse summarizes the lifespan, and half a verse summarizes the fruit of preaching the Dharma. Two verses summarize the retinue, and one verse summarizes sustaining [the Dharma].