妙法蓮華經玄贊 9.457

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贊曰。下第二密說法身由證此故，成道實久應物現權。有三；初標，應物說示不同皆不虛唱。次釋，由證法身故能現此，據實真理本無此事。後「以諸眾生」下釋應物現權所由。此初。有三：一標，二顯，三結不虛。「說」謂言說。「示」謂示現。「身」即內體。「事」謂事業。說己身者，謂說我身曾為薩埵王、尸毘王等。說他身者，如說彌勒往為一切智光仙人，阿彌陀佛作法藏比丘等。示己身者，現為釋迦身自出世，勝鬘遙請佛現空等。示他身者，現為毘鉢尸佛出現世間，開塔現多寶佛等。示己事者，現為釋迦降魔成道說法現通等事業。示他事者，示作大通智勝現通動地放光成道等事業。為度眾生能現此事，皆實不虛。

Eulogy: Below, the second part secretly explains that because the dharma-body was realized through this, realization of the path actually occurred long ago, yet expedient means are manifested in response to beings. There are three sections: first, to state the premise that the different ways of speaking and displaying [the body] in response to beings are none of them false proclamations; next, to explain that because of realizing the dharma-body one is able to manifest these, though in accordance with actual true reality, fundamentally no such things exist; last, beginning from 'Because sentient beings', to explain the reasons for manifesting expedients in response to beings. This is the first section. It has three parts: first, stating the premise; second, revealing it; third, concluding that it is not false. 'Speaking' means verbal explanation. 'Displaying' means manifest display. 'Body' is the internal entity. 'Actions' means undertakings. Speaking of one's own body means saying, 'My body was once King Sattva, King Śibi, and so forth.' Speaking of another's body means such cases as saying that Maitreya in the past was the ṛṣi Sarvajñaprabha, or that Amitābha Buddha was the monk Dharmākara, and so forth. Displaying one's own body means appearing as Śākyamuni's body personally entering the world, or floating in the air in response to Śrīmālā's distant invocation, and so forth. Displaying another's body means manifesting as Vipaśyin Buddha appearing in the world, or opening the stūpa to display Prabhūtaratna Buddha, and so forth. Displaying one's own actions means manifesting Śākyamuni's undertakings such as subjugating Māra, realizing the path, preaching the Dharma, and displaying supernatural powers. Displaying another's actions means displaying the undertakings of Mahābhijñājñānābhibhū such as displaying supernatural powers, shaking the earth, emitting light, and realizing the path. Being able to manifest these things in order to deliver sentient beings is all actual and not false.