法華論疏 2.575

2.575

If one encounters the Buddha and hears the Dharma, one will not give rise to slander; if the Buddha knows that someone will slander him, he will not preach to them. It is only after the Buddha's extinction, when there is no Buddha present, that hearing this Dharma one naturally does not give rise to faith; this is not the Buddha's fault. Question: When one hears the Dharma after the Buddha's extinction and gives rise to slander, what kind of person is this? Answer: If, after the Buddha's extinction, one is truly an arhat, hearing the ekayāna taught, one will also not give rise to slander; if one gives rise to slander, one must be an ordinary person.