妙法蓮華經玄贊 6.323

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贊曰：第三段令修脫分，說五停心、念處等故。文有二：初密遣二人，後二人依教。初中有三：一遣二人，二令傳語，三擬問答。此初也。實無二體，設有二乘之教，故言密遣。方便之教但化二乘，故言二人。智慧狹劣，名色憔悴。神通不大，名無威德。或教偏故色悴，理闕故無威。或自德闕而稱悴，他利寡而無威。此皆發小心後、初教行二乘行時。《廣雅》作「憔悴」，《切韻》三蒼作「顦顇」。「愁憂」，患也病也，《玉篇》亦作「悴」，憂也傷也。

Commentary: The third section is ordering him to cultivate the aid to liberation, because of expounding the fivefold methods for stilling the mind, the stations of mindfulness, and so forth. The text has two parts: first, secretly dispatching two men; second, the two men acting according to instructions. The first has three parts: first, dispatching two men; second, ordering them to convey a message; third, projecting the dialogue. This is the first. There are in reality no two distinct entities, yet the teachings of the two vehicles were provisionally established, hence it says 'secretly dispatched.' The expedient teachings only transform the two vehicles, hence it says 'two men.' Narrow and inferior wisdom is called 'haggard appearance.' Supernormal powers that are not great are called 'lacking majesty and virtue.' Alternatively, because the teaching is one-sided, their appearance is haggard, and because the principle is deficient, they lack majesty. Or, deficient in self-benefit, they are called haggard, and with little benefit for others, they lack majesty. These all refer to the time after arousing the lesser resolve and first being taught to practice the two vehicles. The Guangya writes 'qiaocui' (憔悴); the Qieyun and Sancang write 顦顇. 'Chouyou' (愁憂) means affliction or illness; the Yupian also writes 'cui' (悴), meaning worry or injury.