妙法蓮華經玄贊 6.64

6.64

贊曰：此喻聞眾生處難。前長行云「長者見是大火」，〈方便品〉云「我以佛眼觀」，今言聞者有二義：一自、他影彰，不但自見眾生沒苦，亦聞他三世佛所傳說親、疎相顯。二眼覩苦生，親故名見，法待機濟，疎故與聞名。無始已來放縱馳流，起煩惱分別，名先因遊戲。受三界苦果，名來入此宅。從無始來因惑、業故感於識等，背理乖真義名來入。入者處義，非先出故今始名入。彼修解脫分即名為出，良為不修故名為入。三乘種姓未發現行，設發大心退求小果，名稚小。「稚」音直利反，幼弱也。愚癡所蔽，名無知。於此苦果放逸六情，名歡娛。貪染諸境，名樂著。

The Commentary says: This symbolizes hearing that sentient beings are dwelling in disaster. The preceding prose states: "The elder saw the great fire"; the "Expedient Means Chapter" states: "I, with the buddha-eye, observe." Now, speaking of "hearing" has two meanings: first, mutual illustration of self and other: not only does he himself see sentient beings submerged in suffering, but he also hears the transmissions and teachings of other buddhas of the three times, so that the intimate and the remote mutually illuminate each other. Second, viewing the arising of suffering with the eyes, being direct and intimate, is called seeing; while Dharma awaiting capacity to deliver, being indirect and remote, is given the name hearing. Since beginningless time indulging and running loose, giving rise to afflictive discrimination, is called "previously on account of playing." Receiving the fruition of suffering in the three realms is called "coming into this house." From beginningless time, due to delusions and karma, they have brought about consciousness and so on; turning away from principle and deviating from truth is meant by "coming in." "Entering" has the meaning of dwelling; it does not mean they had previously exited and only now entered. When they cultivate the factors leading to liberation, that is called "exiting"; precisely because they do not cultivate them, it is called "entering." The gotras of the three vehicles have not yet developed manifest activity, or even if they generate the great mind, they regress to seek lesser fruitions, which is called "young and small." The character zhi 稚 is pronounced zhi li fan, meaning young and weak. Being shrouded by ignorance is called "ignorant." Giving free rein to the six sense faculties toward this fruition of suffering is called "merry." Greedily clinging to all sense objects is called "attached and delighting."