妙法蓮華經玄贊 10.135

10.135

來意有三：一者三流通中此下八品付受流通，示相付囑稟命行故。〈神力〉、〈囑累〉付囑令行，餘之六品受命流通。付囑分二：一作神通令信付囑，二手摩頂令行付囑。今此即初。付囑於他恐不生信，故作神通放光等示，令知世尊有大神通，久不妄語、出言諦實，令生信解方以言付，故此品來。二者依第二科中上來初一品是序分，次十九品為正宗訖，自下八品是流通分。〈神力〉、〈囑累〉勸信付授，後之六品稟命流通。勢與前同，下更不述。三者論云「修行力有七，第二說力有三種法門。〈神力品〉中示現，顯佛世尊有此神力，故能說法皆實不虛，勸示眾生，故此品來。」

The purpose of its appearance has three aspects: First, among the three sections of propagation, the eight chapters from here down are the propagation of entrustment and reception, which manifests the marks of entrustment so that they may receive the mandate and put it into practice. The chapters 'Divine Powers' and 'Entrustment' entrust them so as to cause them to practice, while the remaining six chapters receive the mandate and propagate it. Entrustment divides into two: first, manifesting divine powers to inspire faith and then entrusting; second, rubbing their crowns with the hands to cause them to practice and then entrusting. Now, this is the first. Entrusting it to others, there was fear that they might not produce faith; therefore the Buddha manifested divine powers, emitting light and the like to demonstrate, causing them to know that the Bhagavat possesses great divine powers, has long not spoken falsely, and speaks true words. Having caused them to produce faith and understanding, he then entrusts it with words; hence this chapter appears. Second, according to the second division: from above, the very first chapter was the introductory section, the next nineteen chapters were the main body, which has concluded, and the eight chapters from here down are the propagation section. 'Divine Powers' and 'Entrustment' encourage faith and confer entrustment, while the latter six chapters receive the mandate and propagate it. The force is the same as the former; below it will not be described again. Third, the treatise says: 'There are seven powers of practice; the second, the power of exposition, has three types of Dharma gates. It is displayed in the "Chapter on Divine Powers" to reveal that the Buddha, the Bhagavat, possesses such divine powers, and therefore that all the Dharma he preaches is real and not false, so as to exhort and instruct sentient beings; hence this chapter appears.'