妙法蓮華經玄贊 10.332

10.332

解妨者，問：菩薩大悲觀苦即救，何故待念後方垂愍？答：生無心而佛救，大聖之所不通；自發意而悕緣，群聖之所同範。先因自業後方藉緣，自既不修緣何所作？故待歸念方始救之。設雖自脩未解方便，要假良友示苦方滅。問：一切菩薩皆有此能，何故觀音獨包彼號？答：本願不同，利事別故。紹繼無量壽佛，當作寶光功德山王佛，故偏舉之。

Regarding resolving objections: Question: The Bodhisattva's great compassion contemplates suffering and immediately rescues; why does he wait until after being thought upon to extend his pity? Answer: Sentient beings lacking the wish yet the Buddha rescuing them is what the Great Sage does not permit; arousing the intention on one's own to seek conditions is the common standard of the multitude of sages. First by cause of one's own karma, and only afterwards relying on conditions—if oneself does not cultivate, what can conditions do? Therefore, he waits until they take refuge and are mindful, and only then begins to rescue them. Even if cultivating oneself, if one has not understood expedient means, one must rely on a good friend to show the way before suffering is extinguished. Question: All bodhisattvas possess this ability; why does Avalokiteśvara alone encompass that title? Answer: Because their fundamental vows are different, and their acts of benefiting are distinct. Since he will succeed Amitāyus Buddha and become Ratnaprabhāsa-guṇaparvatatālarāja Buddha, he is singled out for mention.