妙法蓮華經玄贊 6.299

6.299

贊曰：此起念也。「王」者法身王。「等」者報身。等是相似義。或王者法之王，王等者如世之王。非我精勤之所能證，名非傭力得物之處。「貧里」者二乘也。「不如往彼勤苦身心縱任有地」，地即依止生長道處。「肆」音息利反，伸也陳也。伸陳役力，得自縱任義。福慧可求，名衣食易得，若久住大乘。佛脫強抑勸我脩作非我所樂，此乃未退大前作此思念。「強」音巨良反，抑也；或其兩反及其亮反。

Commentary: This explains the arising of thoughts. The 'king' is the king of the dharmakāya. 'And the like' refers to the sambhogakāya; 'like' has the sense of resemblance. Alternatively, the 'king' is the king of the Dharma, and 'and the like' means like a worldly king. 'It is not a place where one can obtain things by hiring out one's labor' means it is not something one can realize through one's own energetic striving. The 'poor hamlet' refers to the two vehicles. 'It would be better to go there and, exerting body and mind, have a place where I can follow my inclinations': 'place' means the ground of reliance where the path is cultivated and grows. 'Si' (肆) is pronounced with the fanqie xi-li; it means to stretch out, to display. To stretch out and display one's hired labor so as to obtain the sense of following one's inclinations. Merit and wisdom can be sought, which is called food and clothing being easily obtained. If one stays long in the Great Vehicle, the Buddha might forcibly constrain and urge me to cultivate practices that are not what I delight in; this thought arose before retrogressing from the Mahāyāna. 'Qiang' (強) is pronounced with the fanqie ju-liang; it means to constrain; alternatively, it has the fanqie qi-liang or ji-liang.