妙法蓮華經玄贊 7.231

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釋名者，「授」音承秀反，為也、與也、付也。「記」者，決也、別也、驗也、識也。為決了當果，為分別其當來果相，與驗其因、記識當果，故名授記。此品明彼事，故名授記品。

Regarding the explanation of the title: *shou* (授) has the fanqie pronunciation *cheng* and *xiu*, meaning 'to act for', 'to give', or 'to confer'. *Ji* (記) means 'to decide', 'to distinguish', 'to verify', or 'to know'. Because it resolves the future fruit, distinguishes the marks of its future fruit, verifies its causes, and records and identifies its future fruit, it is called 'bestowal of prophecy' (vyākaraṇa). Because this chapter explains these matters, it is named the 'Chapter on Bestowal of Prophecy'.