妙法蓮華經玄贊 9.267

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贊曰：下明喻合成。有二：初喻、法合昔授權方；後喻、法合今施實教，「如轉輪王見諸兵眾有大功者」下是。初文復二：初喻、後合。喻中有五：一法王施化喻，二眾魔拒逆喻，三聖者伏除喻，四隨功授道喻，五末賜此經喻。此初也。「強力」者，勝生死故。輪王有四，如《瑜伽》說「金輪望風順化，銀輪遣使方降，銅輪振威乃伏，鐵輪奮戈始定。」法身、自受用、他受用、化身如次配喻。今化二乘既是化佛，即取鐵輪王為喻，起兵戰故。「威勢」謂神通智慧。「諸國」謂生死業惑。「降伏」者斷滅義。

The Eulogy states: Below explains the completion by matching similes. There are two parts: first, matching simile and doctrine regarding previously granting provisional methods; later, matching simile and doctrine regarding now bestowing the true teaching, which begins from "Just as a wheel-turning king sees among his troops those who have great merit" downward. The first text again has two: first the simile, then the application. Within the simile there are five: first, the simile of the Dharma King dispensing transformation; second, the simile of the maras resisting and rebelling; third, the simile of the noble ones subduing and eliminating them; fourth, the simile of bestowing paths according to merit; fifth, the simile of finally granting this sūtra. This is the first. "Strong and powerful" means surpassing saṃsāra. There are four wheel-turning kings, as the Yogācārabhūmi says: "The gold-wheel king transforms [them] upon encountering his prestige; the silver-wheel king subdues only upon sending envoys; the copper-wheel king subdues only upon displaying his might; the iron-wheel king brings peace only upon wielding weapons." The dharmakāya, self-enjoyment body, other-enjoyment body, and transformation body are matched to the similes in this sequence. Now, since transforming the two vehicles is done by a transformation buddha, the iron-wheel king is taken as the simile, because he raises troops to do battle. "Mighty prestige" refers to supernormal powers and wisdom. "The various kingdoms" refers to the karma and afflictions of saṃsāra. "To subdue" has the meaning of severing and eliminating.