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法華義疏 4.51

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4.51

From "I would never use the Hīnayāna" downward: this half-line indicates the thematic topic of not appearing in the world for minor matters. One may also take "only this one true matter" to explain the preceding thematic topic of appearing in the world for the sake of the great matter, and "the other two are not real" as explaining and completing the thematic topic of not appearing in the world for minor matters. Because the other two are not real, [the Buddha] never uses the Hīnayāna to liberate beings. From "the Buddha himself abides in the Mahāyāna" downward is the second part, which explains both thematic topics. The first full line explains the thematic topic of the Buddha appearing in the world for the sake of the great matter: because the Buddha himself abides in the Mahāyāna, he also liberates beings using the Dharma obtained by the Buddha.

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