法華義疏 9.178

9.178

「藥王我於餘國」下，第三、明利益。以識所弘之教，復達弘教之方，便感嘉瑞，則是利益。所以舉靈瑞者，獎勸弘經人故也。凡有四事：一、遣化眾；二、遣實眾；三、見佛身；四、還得憶法。遣化眾者，供養法師故、引導實人故、權護法師故。遣實眾者亦具三義，復令實眾得利益故。時時見佛身者，弘經之人若常在正觀則常見佛身。故《華嚴》云「一切法不生、一切法不滅，若能如是解，諸佛常現前」，但行人不能常在正觀，故時時得見佛身。

From "Bhaiṣajyarāja, I in other lands" onward is the third, explaining the benefits. By understanding the teaching that is propagated and also mastering the method of propagating the teaching, one then evokes auspicious omens, which are benefits. The reason for citing wondrous omens is to encourage and exhort those who propagate the sūtra. There are four matters in total: first, dispatching transformed assemblies; second, dispatching real assemblies; third, seeing the Buddha's body; fourth, regaining memory of the Dharma. Dispatching transformed assemblies is to make offerings to the Dharma master, to guide real people, and to provisionally protect the Dharma master. Dispatching real assemblies also possesses the three meanings, and further causes the real assemblies to attain benefit. Seeing the Buddha's body from time to time: if a person who propagates the sūtra is constantly in correct contemplation, they will constantly see the Buddha's body. Thus the Avataṃsaka Sūtra says: "All dharmas are unborn, all dharmas are unceasing; if one can understand thus, the Buddhas are constantly present before one." But practitioners cannot constantly be in correct contemplation, hence from time to time they get to see the Buddha's body.