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Commentary on the Lotus Sutra (法華經疏)

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The Commentary on the Lotus Sutra is an authoritative exegesis composed by the Great Master Zhiyi, founder of the Tiantai school of Chinese Buddhism, also known as the *Fahua Wenju*. Compiled during the Sui dynasty, this commentary is a record of Master Zhiyi’s lectures on Kumārajīva’s translation of the *Saddharma Puṇḍarīka Sūtra* (the Lotus Sutra), edited by his disciple Guanding. Its content is structured according to the Tiantai school’s fivefold profound meaning, offering a detailed explanation of the deep principles of the Lotus Sutra. It particularly expounds core doctrines such as the true aspect of all phenomena, the unification of the three vehicles into the One Vehicle, the opening of provisional means to reveal the true teaching, and the three thousand realms in a single thought‑moment. It also systematically classifies the Buddha’s lifetime teachings, establishing the Lotus Sutra as the supreme and perfect doctrine. This commentary, together with *The Profound Meaning of the Lotus Sutra* and *The Great Calming and Contemplation*, is known as the Three Great Works of Tiantai. It is a fundamental text of the Tiantai school and has profoundly influenced the development of doctrinal systems in East Asian Buddhism, revered by generations of monastics and scholars as the standard commentary for studying the Lotus Sutra.


法華經疏
究竟教亦備之理而言之不過身為真應教為權實。此經備明。故知理深說不盡也。此長一中明經功德說示於盡。下偈中噵流通之人功德不盡綺事說也。為乘爾者大意。正明流通經人德不盡耳。不欲明經所以。舉經者德備。由經故噵也。以要言者。欲明如來德乃無量。為明四義故稱要也。四者是有如來一切所有之者。此句欲明舉手低頭。皆第一理。此是第一明其教實。如來一切自在神力者。是第二明形方便。則短顯長必求應道。即長明短分傷真極明自在神力也。如來一切祕要之藏者。此是第三所乘方便。如來為物分齊亡不求其一。如來一切甚深之事者。至極法身雖復為物權生脫滅真身深無其遷變。此是第四身真寶也。此經備明一切言。皆於此經宜示顯說。從是故已下品之第四結勸二人。是以此經理深益物大故。汝未來不得不說。爾時故言於如來滅後應一心受持讀誦。勸其弟子。解說已下勸其師也。從所在國土已下。正舉理深並勸之。人說經之處卷所住處。皆應於中起塔供養重經故也。所以者何已下。便持所以此中非是生處得道。便轉法輪處般處而起塔者何。若外識知為弘一乘供養法華造此塔者。乘理關心解生或滅萬行滿足。得道之處持其經旨。即轉法輪處知聖應遷即涅槃處。偈中之明不頌品物。第一諸菩薩請求流通初有三偈頌。上第二五種瑞相。就中但頌舌相放光磬欬彈指動地。第五十方欽敬略而不頌。身放無數光者。欲明眾生根感萬差應亦非一。從以滅虔緣已下十一偈半頌。上第三佛告舉經理深以勸二依。初有三偈。正是頌上持經之人功德彌大。從能持是經者已下。廣嘆功德無量勸令弘經。則為見我欲明三以佛真極理用之為體悟理在心名見也。佛亦可隨刑不離聖故恒見也。若能末世通經化物不但見佛。亦復無順即法供養。從於諸法之義已下四得上明自行。從此已下明其外化經理資益具曰無礙便能稱根導利群生。滅惡生善故云行世間。能滅眾生闇即是滅惡。教化已下明具生善經益既人二依未來不得不懃宜通後代。從是故已下一偈半頌上第四結勸二人。
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從此已下。後世文中。第二文也。如來親自口告付囑。此明如來以此大法付諸菩薩。惡世宣通即是菩薩累重之事。二者欲使二依。在於未來。宣通此經。使累世不絕。故言囑累品。就此品中凡有四文。第一從初以下。訖普得聞知。欲明如來口自慇懃誡勅二依 第二從所以者何已下訖諸佛之恩。欲明如來勸彼二依。流通之時。應彼二依。通化之時。應□佛成頌 第三從時諸菩薩已下訖願不有慮。明諸菩薩敬諾施行也 第四從命時釋迦已下訖於長行。明此如來說經也。訖唱散隨意。以右手摩無量菩薩頂者。明其一手及於眾頂。亦是神力隱其神力存口告之名。我於無量修集是難得三菩提者。欲明如來因地之時。修行曠劫修因方始剋得法身。其果故云難得。如來欲以此之大法與物同證故付二依。傳化來聞使千載不隧故云汝。汝當一心流布此法。廣令增益也。令一切眾生普得聞知。從所以者何已下。品之第二勸彼二依。□佛成頌。所以汝等未來之世能流通者何要當學佛四種之法。一明如來有大慈悲。二明如來無諸慳悋。三明如來應機授法故云無所畏。四明如來是諸眾生之大施主。若能修持如來四法。便能惡世流通此經故。云亦應隨學如來之法勿生慳悋。從於未來世若男子女人已下。勸其二依相。根授法有大根者。為說其一故。云信如來智慧者當為演說此法華經。從若有眾生已下。明根小之人。為說三乘故。云餘深法中示教利喜。經師尋此經文廣說法華。當是空中所前以得知。從上已來未曾有起。此中始言從法生起摩頂付囑以此驗知。

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