妙法蓮華經玄贊 8.409

8.409

The Commentary says: Below, the second section is the opening of the stūpa to listen to the discourse, confirming the sūtra as worthy of veneration. It has three parts: first, discerning the cause and origin; next, explaining the opening of the stūpa, from "At that time Mahāpratibhāna Bodhisattva, through the Buddha's divine power, addressed the Buddha, saying" downward; and afterwards, explaining the sighting and praise, from "At once the entire assembly saw Prabhūtaratna Tathāgata seated in the precious stūpa" downward. The first text has two parts: first, the request; second, the response. In the request there are two parts: first, the assembly's silent mental request; second, Pratibhāna's spoken request. This is the first.