法華論疏 2.316

2.316

何等法者，問：法名謂三乘法者，佛但證一乘，云何言證法有三乘？答：佛內照達三乘，故名證三乘也。又從此三乘令眾生證，故名證法也。云何法者，責諸法所因起。此三乘法名因何而起？因三乘種種教起故也。云何法者謂起種種諸事說故者，或法或譬、隨時隨人說三乘法。何似法者，責法譬類。《攝論》有二釋：一以理法為似，以理似門故；二得果為似法，以果似因故。又果與文理相似，今宜用果為似法。前二句說三乘法，今得三乘果，是故文云「依三種門得清淨故」。何相法者，責法外相。上來三句明三乘法，此下兩句明一乘法。說三乘教令歸一乘，一乘即是一相。何體法者，責法內體，宜取一佛乘為體。無二三者，緣覺為二，聲聞第三也。

"What dharmas": Question: The names of the dharmas refer to the triyāna dharmas; the Buddha only realizes the ekayāna, so how can it be said that the dharma of realization has the triyāna? Answer: The Buddha internally illuminates and penetrates the triyāna, hence it is called realizing the triyāna. Furthermore, he causes sentient beings to realize from these three vehicles, hence it is called the dharma of realization. "How dharmas": investigating what all dharmas arise from. What do these triyāna dharmas arise from? Because they arise from the manifold teachings of the triyāna. "How dharmas: namely, expounding through giving rise to various manifold matters": expounding the triyāna dharmas through either principles or analogies, according to the time and according to the person. "What like dharmas": investigating analogies and categories of dharmas. The Mahāyānasaṃgraha has two explanations: first, taking the principle of dharmas as the likeness, because the principle resembles the gate; second, taking the attainment of the fruit as the like dharma, because the fruit resembles the cause. Furthermore, the fruit is similar to the text and principle; now it is appropriate to use the fruit as the like dharma. The preceding two lines spoke of the triyāna dharmas; now one attains the triyāna fruit; therefore the text states, "attaining purification in reliance on the three gates." "What characteristic dharmas": investigating the external characteristics of dharmas. The three lines above clarified the triyāna dharmas; these two lines below clarify the ekayāna dharma. Expounding the triyāna teachings causes them to return to the ekayāna; the ekayāna is precisely the one characteristic. "What essence dharmas": investigating the internal essence of dharmas; one should appropriately take the one Buddha vehicle as the essence. "Without two or three": pratyekabuddha is the second, and śrāvaka is the third.