法華遊意 1.299

1.299

正於聲聞人為難解，故《論》云「大藥師能用毒為藥，小藥師不能用毒為藥」。菩薩能解二乘作佛，如解毒為藥，故《法花》付屬菩薩；聲聞但解菩薩作佛，如解用藥為藥，故《波若》付屬聲聞。不解二乘作佛，如不解用毒為藥，故《法華》不付聲聞，所以《法華》於聲聞人為難解。

It is precisely difficult to understand for the people of the śrāvaka [vehicle]. Therefore the treatise says, 'A great master of medicine can use poison as medicine; a petty master of medicine cannot use poison as medicine.' Bodhisattvas can understand that the two vehicles become buddhas, just like understanding turning poison into medicine, hence the Lotus Sūtra was entrusted to bodhisattvas; śrāvakas only understand that bodhisattvas become buddhas, just like understanding using medicine as medicine, hence the Prajñā was entrusted to śrāvakas. Not understanding that the two vehicles become buddhas is like not understanding using poison as medicine, hence the Lotus Sūtra was not entrusted to śrāvakas; this is why the Lotus Sūtra is difficult to understand for people of the śrāvaka [vehicle].