妙法蓮華經玄贊 9.431

9.431

贊曰：此品有三：初釋迦三勅，次彌勒四請，後如來正告。此初也。三身妙體位在果窮，上智猶不能測，下愚何因可解？恐彼心疑口謗，因法而有毀傷，故勅丁寧方申正說。亦恐耳不專於法教，意不矚於玄宗。又眾生性鈍聞不能解，令法入心故，再三告示說三身，故為三告。

The Commentary says: This chapter has three parts: first, Śākyamuni's three admonitions; next, Maitreya's four requests; later, the Tathāgata's formal pronouncement. This is the first. The wondrous essence of the three bodies resides at the culmination of the fruit; superior wisdom still cannot fathom it, so by what cause could inferior fools comprehend it? Fearing that their minds might harbor doubts and their mouths utter slander, incurring harm on account of the Dharma, he therefore admonished them earnestly before putting forward the formal teaching. He also feared that their ears would not concentrate on the Dharma instruction, and their minds would not focus on the profound principle. Moreover, the nature of sentient beings is dull and unable to comprehend upon hearing; in order to cause the Dharma to enter their minds, he repeatedly addressed them to explain the three bodies, which is why there are three admonitions.