妙法蓮華經玄贊 5.11

5.11

The commentary: Below is the explanation of the reasons for his joy, which has four parts: first, lamenting the loss of the great Dharma; second, dwelling in the small stage and giving rise to joy; third, rejoicing at now hearing it and defilements being exhausted; fourth, knowing he is a son of the Buddha and the path is accomplished. This is the first. "Yù" (豫) means to enter, to participate. The Yupian says: "Yù (預) means prepared beforehand, ready, early." The Qieyun says: "For ruòyì, write yù (豫); it should properly be yù (預)." The Erya takes yù (預) as "reaching, attaining, and participating." In ancient script it was yǔ (與); the Zuo Zhuan says: "The Duke must participate (yǔ) in it." "Gǎn" (感) means to be stirred. "Shāng" (傷) means to sigh and lament. In the past, hearing of such prophecies given to bodhisattvas, we did not take part; in the past, hearing of the company receiving prophecies, we did not attain the matter of prophecy; therefore, deeply stirred and resentful, he sighed and lamented losing the five kinds of knowledge and vision of the Tathāgata, or losing the knowledge and vision of the Tathāgata's nature of wisdom and characteristics of wisdom.