妙法蓮華經玄贊 5.262

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贊曰：此念均平，有二：初不應與小，後皆應與大。「今此幼童」下是假想念也。「無極」者無窮極也。說二種智名下劣車。由有種姓先發大心名為幼童。堪當作佛故名吾子。悲心不二名愛無偏。七聖財飾名七寶車。各自脩智圓，有為智非一，名其數無量，故應平等為心，隨根而授，名各與之，普授大乘不宜差別。「童」音徒紅反。今謂童子，古謂之僕。古作「僮」字，今謂僕隸。《玉篇》「幼童迷昏未冠之稱」。

The Commentary says: This is the thought of impartiality, which has two parts: first, that he should not give small ones; second, that he should give large ones to all. From "Now these young children" downward is his hypothetical thought. "Boundless" means having no end or limit. Speaking of the two kinds of wisdom is called "inferior carts." Due to possessing the gotra and having previously generated the great aspiration, they are called "young children." Being capable of becoming buddhas in the future, they are called "my sons." The compassion being non-dual is called "loving without partiality." Being adorned with the seven noble treasures is called "seven-jeweled carts." Each cultivating their own wisdom to completion, with conditioned wisdom not being one, is called "their number is immeasurable." Therefore, with an impartial mind, bestowing according to their faculties is called "giving one to each"; universally bestowing the Great Vehicle "should not be differentiated." The pronunciation of tong (童) is the phonetic blend of tu and hong (徒紅反). Today it refers to young boys; in ancient times it referred to servants. In antiquity it was written with the character tong (僮); today this refers to servants and bondservants. The Yupian states: "A young child, immature and unenlightened, a designation for one who has not yet been capped."