法華義疏 9.101

9.101

偈有十二行半，頌上四段，即為四，兩行半頌法說，六行頌喻說，三行頌合喻，一行頌結歡喜。上法說有四：初半行，頌第一領解之緣；一句，頌第二內心歡喜；一句，頌第三外形致敬；一行半，頌第四悔過。悔過自責有四，今但頌兩：初半行頌悔過，次一行頌昔迷，即是釋悔過之事。次六行頌三譬，即為三別：一行三句，頌第一繫珠譬也。「具設諸餚饍」者，長行舉酒，偈舉餚饍，酒譬說菩提心，設餚饍譬說菩薩行；亦得轉譬，上以酒譬法華教，今以餚饍譬教也。言具設者，佛略說於前，沙彌廣說於後也。「默與而捨去」者，解之不朽既顯在後時，則後時之解非是言教所授，故稱默與。有人云：爾時不噵此一發之善歷劫不朽，更相值遇故稱默與。有人言：當時雖為說教，鈍根不解與默無異，故稱默與也。又酒饍譬教名之為言，繫珠授解故稱默與，此釋為正。

The verses consist of twelve and a half stanzas, versifying the four sections above, which makes four parts: two and a half stanzas versify the Dharma teaching; six stanzas versify the parabolic teaching; three stanzas versify the correspondence to the parable; one stanza versifies the conclusion of joy. In the Dharma teaching above there were four parts: the first half-stanza versifies the first, the conditions of receptive understanding; one line versifies the second, inner joy; one line versifies the third, external bodily reverence; one and a half stanzas versify the fourth, repenting errors. Repenting errors and blaming oneself has four aspects, but here only two are versified: the first half-stanza versifies repenting errors; the next stanza versifies past delusion, which explains the matter of repenting errors. Next, the six stanzas versifying the three parables are divided into three: one stanza and three lines versify the first, the parable of tying the jewel. Regarding "abundantly providing various delicacies": the prose mentioned wine, while the verses mention delicacies; the wine represents expounding the bodhicitta, while providing delicacies represents expounding the bodhisattva practices. Alternatively, the parable may be transposed: above, the wine represented the teaching of the Lotus Sūtra; here, delicacies represent the teaching. Saying "abundantly providing" refers to the Buddha speaking briefly before, and the novice monks speaking extensively afterward. Regarding "silently gave it and departed": since the imperishability of understanding is revealed at a later time, the later understanding was not something conferred by spoken teachings, hence it is called "silently gave." Someone says: at that time he did not declare that this single good seed once generated would not perish across kalpas and that they would encounter each other again, hence it is called "silently gave." Another says: although he expounded the teaching for him at that time, because the dull-rooted did not understand, it was no different from silence, hence it is called "silently gave." Furthermore, the wine and food represent the teaching, which is termed "speech"; tying the jewel confers understanding, hence it is called "silently gave." This explanation is the correct one.