妙法蓮華經玄贊 6.3

6.3

贊曰：下頌。總有一百六十五頌，分之為二：初八十四行半頌頌前法喻，後「告舍利弗汝諸人等皆是吾子我即是父」下有八十行半頌，是第三大段，勸信解於此經、欣當成之佛智。初中有三：初六十五頌半頌上喻說，次十八行頌頌上合說，後一行頌頌前結說。以是因緣十方諦求更無餘乘，除佛方便是也。初六十五頌半頌喻說中分二：初五十三行半頌喻昔權，後十二行頌喻今實。初文分四：初半頌頌三界佛有喻，第二有三十二頌半頌五趣危亡喻，第三有十四頌見設權方喻，第四有六頌頌依言勉難喻。初喻長行有六，今但頌二：一家主，一宅相。前云多有田宅，「此中有一大宅」者，三釋如前。

The Commentary says: Below are the verses. There are one hundred and sixty-five verses in all, divided into two parts: first, eighty-four and a half verses versifying the preceding dharma and metaphor; second, from 'He addressed Śāriputra: All of you people are my children, and I am your father' onward, there are eighty and a half verses, which form the third major section, exhorting faith and understanding in this sūtra and seeking the buddha-wisdom to be attained in the future. The first part has three sections: first, sixty-five and a half verses versifying the metaphorical exposition above; next, eighteen verses versifying the synthesis above; finally, one verse versifying the preceding concluding statement. That is: 'Due to these causes and conditions, seeking attentively throughout the ten directions, there is no other vehicle, aside from the Buddha's expedient means.' In the first sixty-five and a half verses versifying the metaphorical exposition, it is divided into two parts: first, fifty-three and a half verses versifying the provisional of the past; second, twelve verses versifying the real of the present. The first text is divided into four: first, half a verse versifying the metaphor that the triple world is possessed by the Buddha; second, thirty-two and a half verses versifying the metaphor of the peril and ruin of the five destinies; third, fourteen verses versifying the metaphor of seeing [their danger] and devising provisional expedients; fourth, six verses versifying the metaphor of following his words and escaping disaster. In the prose of the first metaphor there were six items; here it versifies only two: one, the master of the house; two, the features of the mansion. Earlier it said 'having many fields and houses'; 'herein there was a great mansion' has three explanations as given before.