妙法蓮華經玄贊 4.220

4.220

贊曰：此顯初權後實之意。「眾生諸行」者總句，心行相也。下是別句，或勝解也。「心所念」者，遍趣行也。「業力」者自業也。「欲力」謂勝解也。「性力」謂種種界也。「精進力」者謂處非處等。或精進等體即性力，以種性體即五根故，下一力字貫通上也。「根利鈍」者，根勝劣力也。佛有此智力，能知之故，所以初權後還真實。前未來佛由悟三性，此現在佛由知眾生，互相影顯，故初方便後說真實。

The Commentary says: This reveals the intention of first using the provisional and then the real. "The various courses of action of sentient beings" is a general phrase, referring to the mental dispositions and behaviors. Below are particular phrases, or resolute intentions. "What their minds reflect on" refers to their all-directed conduct. "Karmic power" means their own karma. "Power of desire" means resolute intention. "Power of nature" means the various realms. "Power of vigor" means the appropriate and inappropriate places, and so forth. Or vigor and the rest are themselves the power of nature, because the substance of the seed-nature is the five faculties; thus the word "power" below connects back through the above. "Sharp and dull faculties" refers to the power of the superiority or inferiority of the faculties. Because the Buddha possesses these powers of knowledge and is able to know them, he therefore uses the provisional first and returns to the real later. Previously, the future buddhas acted because they understood the three natures, whereas here the present Buddha acts because he knows sentient beings; they mutually reflect and reveal each other, so first there are expedient means and then the real is taught.