妙法蓮華經玄贊 9.420

9.420

贊曰：此頌喻也。「髮白面皺」者，此與長行互相影顯。父言色美髮黑，具相巡舊之徵；子稱髮白面皺，久脩猶缺之狀。髮白有聖道久脩之徵，面皺帶相好未圓之兆故也。「皺」音側救反。

Commentary: These verses versify the metaphor. As for "white hair and wrinkled face," this and the prose mutually reflect each other. The father is said to have a fine complexion and black hair, which are signs of possessing the marks and returning to youth; the sons are described as having white hair and wrinkled faces, an appearance of long cultivation yet remaining deficient. White hair has the sign of long cultivation of the noble path, while a wrinkled face bears the omen that the marks and characteristics are not yet complete. *Zhou* (皺) has the fanqie pronunciation *ce-jiu*.