法華義疏 2.422

2.422

The two verses from "All of you should now know" onward are the second major section, opening and encouraging the minds of beings. The first verse clarifies that good things ought to come, which is the arising of understanding of the ekayāna; the next verse clarifies that bad things ought to depart, which is the extinction of the delusions of the triyāna. When the Buddha expounds the ekayāna, there are these two benefits: generating understanding and extinguishing evil. Furthermore, the arising of understanding of the ekayāna leads to the attainment of Buddhahood, which means virtue is fully perfected; the cutting off of delusions of the triyāna means entanglements are completely exhausted. These two matters are supreme; one ought to rejoice in anticipation. "Join your palms and single-mindedly wait": this bids them abide in the two comportments to await the Buddha's subsequent preaching. Joining the palms is abiding in the correct deportment of the body, meaning the body has no other activity; single-mindedness is abiding in the correct deportment of the mind, meaning the intention has no other objects. "To satisfy those seeking the path": in the past, when he expounded the Hīnayāna, the teaching was not yet complete and the principle was not yet fulfilled, so the understanding generated was insufficient. Now, contrary to that, it is called satisfying; satisfying means realizing the fruit of the dharmakāya. The first half of the next verse cites the doubts of the persons of the triyāna; the lower half clarifies that the Buddha will eliminate them.