法華遊意 1.140

1.140

說非因果令眾生出四句越百非，故名真運出義也。又經云「佛性有五種名」，五種名中名為一乘。而經既明佛性是非因果，一乘豈不得是非因果耶？雖有三句四句為乘用，第四句為乘體，故說上三句歸於非因非果，第四句亦由非因非果故有因果等用也。

Preaching neither-cause-nor-result causes sentient beings to emerge from the four propositions and transcend the hundred negations; hence it is called the true meaning of conveying outward. Moreover, the sūtra says: 'Buddha-nature has five names'; among the five names, it is named the One Vehicle. Since the sūtra already clarifies that Buddha-nature is neither cause nor result, how could the One Vehicle not be neither cause nor result? Although there are three propositions or four propositions as the function of the vehicle, the fourth proposition is the essence of the vehicle. Therefore, explaining that the preceding three propositions return to neither-cause-nor-result, the fourth proposition also, by virtue of neither-cause-nor-result, has the functions of cause, result, and so forth.