法華論疏 2.502

2.502

結譬者，正結一味譬意。以一切眾生同一平等法身，故名一味。問：何處具合五味譬耶？答：《涅槃經》云「如從牛有乳，從乳出酪，從酪出生蘇，生蘇出熟蘇，熟蘇出醍醐。如是從佛出十二部經，從十二部經出修多羅，從修多羅出方等經，從方等經出波若波羅蜜，從波若波羅蜜出大般涅槃。」《大般涅槃經》以醍醐喻涅槃，今此經以醍醐喻法身平等，故知《法華》、《涅槃》明義無二。

"Concluding the simile" directly concludes the meaning of the single flavor simile. Because all sentient beings share the identical, equal dharmakāya, it is called a "single flavor." Question: Where is the complete five-flavor simile correlated? Answer: The Nirvāṇa Sūtra says, "Just as from a cow comes milk, from milk comes curds, from curds comes fresh butter, from fresh butter comes clarified butter, and from clarified butter comes ghee. In the same way, from the Buddha come the twelve divisions of scriptures, from the twelve divisions of scriptures come the sūtras, from the sūtras come the vaipulya sūtras, from the vaipulya sūtras comes the prajñāpāramitā, and from the prajñāpāramitā comes the Mahāparinirvāṇa." The Mahāparinirvāṇa Sūtra uses ghee to illustrate nirvāṇa; now this sūtra uses ghee to illustrate the equality of the dharmakāya. Therefore, we know that the meanings clarified in the Lotus and Nirvāṇa [sūtras] are not two.