妙法蓮華經玄贊 5.124

5.124

The Eulogy says: From here below, the fourth [part] is prophesying the true and semblance Dharmas. If it is the Buddha's true Dharma, teaching, practice, and realization—all three are fully present; if it is the Buddha's semblance Dharma, there are only teaching and practice, with none who realize the fruit; if it is the Buddha's final Dharma, only the teaching remains, and both practice and realization are absent. Because receiving the teaching, carrying out practice, and realizing the fruit differ, Śākyamuni Buddha's true Dharma is short and his semblance Dharma is long; having he not ordained women, the true Dharma and semblance Dharma would each have lasted one thousand years, but because he ordained women, the true Dharma was halved. Now, in Padmaprabha's case, the years of true and semblance [Dharmas] are equal; although there are three vehicles, bodhisattvas are more numerous, so it is named Great Treasure; although there are four assemblies, women uphold moral discipline and do not diminish the true Dharma.