妙法蓮華經玄贊 4.134

4.134

The Eulogy says: The following two and a half verses reveal superior virtues, having two parts: first, one and a half verses reveal the virtue of being inwardly free from defilement and having nothing to fear; next, one verse reveals the virtue of outward adornment and preaching the real Dharma. This is the first. 'If a person faithfully trusts the Buddha' is the initial generation of the mind. 'Takes refuge in the Buddha' is subsequently cultivating correct practice. The Tathāgata does not, out of deception, disdain, or contempt, refrain from conferring the Great and solely transform them with the Small; nor does he beguile and toy with them, initially promising to grant the Great and later not granting it. Why is this? Because the Buddha also has no greed or miserliness regarding the Great Vehicle so as to deceive and not grant it, nor does he have envy and jealousy fearing that they might realize the Great and thus hoodwink them, because he has severed all evil among dharmas. 'Evil' means afflictions, karma, and suffering: evil dharmas of saṃsāra have already been severed forever. Having none of the matters described above and his correct wisdom being complete, he therefore has no fear whatsoever throughout the ten directions, roaring the lion's roar: 'I am the all-knowing one, the all-seeing one, the impartial transformer.' If he had the above matters, evil not being exhausted and the fruit of wisdom not being complete, how could he utter the fearless roar in the ten directions? Therefore, common people say that when a father hears of his son's excellence, his only regret is not being able to sacrifice himself; what else would he withhold? Thus, there is no greed or envy.