法華義疏 8.30

8.30

The chapter is divided into two parts: first, confirming what was understood; second, broadly praising the Buddha's virtues. 'Universally addressing Kāśyapa': Kāśyapa is the foremost of the intermediate faculties and the principal narrator of the parable, so he is specifically addressed. 'And the other great disciples': those of the company of Subhūti and others. 'Excellent, excellent!': the Da zhidu lun says, 'Saying "excellent" twice expresses the utmost joy.' 'It is truly as you have said': the two 'excellents' confirm the skillfulness of his words; 'it is truly as you have said' validates the truth of his facts. Now, praise has four possibilities: words are skillful while facts are not true; facts are true while words are not skillful; both are present; or neither is present. Here, both are present.