法華論疏 1.133

1.133

夫二乘菩薩所有功德，必依善知識而有故，初明依善知識。依何心者，初句明上有所憑，此句明下有所利。菩薩正爾，二乘亦得分有之，故前釋羅漢。總別門中云「應將大眾教化一切故，故名為應」，乃至第十五句云「應如實知同生眾生得諸功德，為利益一切諸眾生故」，當知二乘亦有下濟之心。依何智者，釋第三智章門。授記是未來冥密之事，故云授記密智。諸通智則是五神通，竝以智慧為體。三者真實智，謂無漏智及照空智。依何等境界行、依何等能辨者，合彼第四五也。即三種智所攝應知者，合釋第四第五也，謂智所照境則釋境界義，依三智所照境起三智名為能辨。問：論主依何文明此五門？答：還依歎菩薩德中起此五門。前第二周攝取事門歎八九十三地，第十地只釋其轉不退轉法輪；從供養無量百千諸佛至能度無量百千眾生，其文未釋，今欲釋此經文，故開為五門。依善知識處起，即供養無量百千萬億諸佛。依何心，即是以大慈悲而修身心。依何智，則善入佛慧通達大智。依何等境界到於彼岸、依何等能辨，即能度無量百千眾生。問：若依歎菩薩德中起此五門者，云何釋二乘？答：二乘亦有上憑下濟之義，故得通明。

All the virtues possessed by the two vehicles and bodhisattvas necessarily exist in reliance on good spiritual friends; hence it first explains relying on good spiritual friends. "In reliance on what mind": the first phrase explains that there is a basis of reliance above, while this phrase explains that there is benefit below. This is true of bodhisattvas, and the two vehicles also partake of it; thus the previous explanation of arhats in the section on the general and specific stated, "because they ought to lead the great assembly and teach and transform all, they are called 'worthy'," up to the fifteenth phrase, "because they ought to know in accordance with reality that fellow sentient beings attain all virtues, for the sake of benefiting all sentient beings." One should know that the two vehicles also have the mind to deliver those below. "In reliance on what wisdom" explains the third section heading on wisdom. Vyākaraṇa is a hidden, esoteric matter of the future, hence it is called "the secret wisdom of vyākaraṇa." The wisdom of the superknowledges refers to the five superknowledges, both of which take wisdom as their nature. Third, the wisdom of reality refers to undefiled wisdom and wisdom illuminating emptiness. "Practicing in reliance on what kind of objective realm, and what is able to be accomplished in reliance on what kind of objective realm" combines the fourth and fifth. "Should be known as being gathered by the three kinds of wisdom" combines the explanation of the fourth and fifth: the realms illuminated by wisdom explain the meaning of objective realms; giving rise to the three wisdoms in reliance on the realms illuminated by the three wisdoms is called "able to be accomplished." Question: Relying on what text does the treatise master explain these five sections? Answer: It is still in reliance on praising the bodhisattvas' virtues that he raises these five sections. In the earlier second cycle on the section of gathering activities praising the eighth, ninth, and tenth bhūmis, the tenth bhūmi only explained "turning the irreversible wheel of the Dharma"; from "making offerings to immeasurable hundreds of thousands of buddhas" to "able to save immeasurable hundreds of thousands of sentient beings," that text was not yet explained. Now, wishing to explain this sūtra text, it is opened into five sections. Arising in reliance on the basis of good spiritual friends corresponds to "making offerings to immeasurable hundreds of thousands of myriads of koṭis of buddhas." "In reliance on what mind" corresponds to "cultivating body and mind with great compassion." "In reliance on what wisdom" corresponds to "skillfully entering the buddha-wisdom and penetrating the great wisdom." "Reaching the other shore in reliance on what kind of objective realm" and "what is able to be accomplished in reliance on what" corresponds to "able to save immeasurable hundreds of thousands of sentient beings." Question: If these five sections are raised in reliance on praising the bodhisattvas' virtues, how do they explain the two vehicles? Answer: The two vehicles also have the meaning of relying above and delivering below, so they can be broadly explained.