妙法蓮華經玄贊 5.230

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贊曰：上喻昔權下喻今實，有二：初喻授實，後喻釋疑，下問答是。初中有四：初諸子索三，二父但與一，三釋成父志，四越子本心。此初也。「玩」者戲弄，「好」音呼到反，愛也；或呼老反，善也宜也美也。隨三乘機，皆於佛所，專意希求自乘妙智，義同於父各索其車。二乘之人離分段死已得解脫，證於四諦入於化城已名出宅。專於佛所聞思修習種智，了達求證諸法名索羊、鹿。菩薩之人依此本論，初地已上雖離分段，未證解脫不名入城，不疲倦故不入有餘，不說菩薩入化城故，入無住涅槃亦息分段死，縱名入城未乖通理。若爾亦應許上羊、鹿，故知但如初解為善，已伏煩惱出分段死，亦證四諦，亦名出宅坐四衢道，求佛妙智亦名於父索其牛車。

Commentary: The above used a parable for the former provisional [teachings]; the below uses a parable for the present real [teaching]. There are two parts: first, a parable for granting the real; second, a parable for resolving doubts; the questions and answers below are these. The first part has four sections: first, the children demand the three; second, the father gives only one; third, explaining the fulfilment of the father's intention; fourth, exceeding the children's original expectations. This is the first section. 'Playing' means amusing oneself. 'Good' (好) is pronounced hù-dào (hào), meaning to love; or hū-lǎo (hǎo), meaning good, suitable, or fine. In accordance with the capacities of the three vehicles, all, before the Buddha, single-mindedly sought the wondrous wisdom of their own vehicle; this meaning corresponds to demanding their respective carts from the father. People of the two vehicles, having departed from differentiated death, have already attained liberation, realised the four truths, and entered the conjured city; this is already called emerging from the house. Single-mindedly listening, reflecting, and cultivating omniscience before the Buddha, fully comprehending and seeking to realise all phenomena—this is called demanding the goat and deer [carts]. As for bodhisattvas, relying on this basic treatise, from the first bhūmi upward, although they have left behind differentiated [birth], they have not yet realised liberation and are not called having entered the city; because they are untiring, they do not enter [nirvāṇa] with remainder, and because it is not said that bodhisattvas enter the conjured city. Entering non-abiding nirvāṇa also puts an end to differentiated death; even if called entering the city, it would not violate the general principle. If so, one should also accept [that the eldest child] demanded the goat and deer [carts]. Thus one knows that it is best to follow only the first interpretation: having already suppressed afflictions and emerged from differentiated death, they also realise the four truths; this is also called emerging from the house and sitting at the crossroads; seeking the wondrous wisdom of the Buddha is also called demanding the ox cart from the father.