（譬喻）妙法能滋润众生，故譬之为雨。无量寿经上曰：‘澍法雨演法施。’法华经序品曰：‘雨大法雨，吹大法螺。’同普门品曰：‘澍甘露法雨，灭除烦恼焰。’涅盘经二曰：‘无上法雨，雨汝身田，令生法芽。’嘉祥无量寿经疏曰：‘澍雨有润泽之功，譬说法能沾利众生也。’