飢遇王饍之譬喻也。法華經授記品曰:「如從飢國來,忽遇大王饍。心猶懷疑懼,未敢即便食。若復得王教,然後乃敢食。我等亦如是,每惟小乘過。不知當云何?得佛無上慧。雖聞佛音聲,言我等作佛。心尚懷憂懼,如未敢便食。若蒙佛授記,而乃快安樂。」
A royal feast referred to in the Lotus Sutra, where the hungry people feared to accept the King's feast till he came himself and called them; i. e. the feast of Buddhahood and the Buddha's call.
一王膳 即以饑餓遇王膳(饍)來譬喻小乘蒙佛之授記。法華經授記品(大九‧二一上):「如從饑國來,忽遇大王饍,心猶懷疑懼,未敢即便食,若復得王教,然後乃敢食。我等亦如是,每惟小乘過,不知當云何,得佛無上慧,雖聞佛音聲,言我等作佛,心尚懷憂懼,如未敢便食,若蒙佛授記,爾乃快安樂。」p1982