妙法蓮華經玄贊 9.36

9.36

贊曰：下第三段結聞經獲益。信心不疑當具五德：一不墮三惡趣，二生佛前，三常聞此經，四生人、天受樂，五佛前化生。凡難有八，謂三惡趣為三，四生佛前佛後，五諸根不具，六邪見世智辨聰，七邊地即攝北洲，八長壽天。《成實論》說四輪摧八難：一住善處，謂生中國，除五難，謂三惡趣、邊地、長壽天。二依善人，謂遇佛，除生佛前佛後。三發正願，謂正見，除邪見、世智辨聰。四宿植善根，除諸根不具。今言「不墮地獄」等者，離三途難。「生佛前」者，除生佛前後。「常聞此經」，除邪見、世智辨聰。「生人、天受樂」，除諸根不具。「佛前化生」，除邊地、北洲及長壽天。

The Commentary says: Below is the third section, concluding the benefits obtained from hearing the sūtra. Having faithful minds without doubt, they will possess five virtues: first, not falling into the three evil destinies; second, being born before a buddha; third, constantly hearing this sūtra; fourth, being born among humans and devas to receive joy; fifth, being born by transformation before a buddha. In general, there are eight difficulties: the three evil destinies make three; fourth, being born before or after a buddha; fifth, having incomplete faculties; sixth, holding wrong views and worldly intellectual cleverness; seventh, in a borderland, which subsumes the northern continent; eighth, the long-lived devas. The Tattvasiddhi-śāstra speaks of the four wheels crushing the eight difficulties: first, residing in a good place, meaning born in the central country, which eliminates five difficulties, namely the three evil destinies, the borderland, and the long-lived devas; second, relying on a good person, meaning meeting a buddha, which eliminates being born before or after a buddha; third, making right vows, meaning right view, which eliminates wrong views and worldly intellectual cleverness; fourth, planting good roots in the past, which eliminates having incomplete faculties. Now, saying “not falling into hell” and so forth refers to departing from the difficulty of the three wretched paths. “Being born before a buddha” eliminates being born before or after a buddha. “Constantly hearing this sūtra” eliminates wrong views and worldly intellectual cleverness. “Being born among humans and devas to receive joy” eliminates having incomplete faculties. “Born by transformation before a buddha” eliminates the borderlands, the northern continent, and the long-lived devas.