Gosho 方便品八個の大事 Eight important points in the chapter of Ｍeans

威徳(いとく)とは南無妙法蓮華経なり、

“Authority” is Nam-myoho-renge-kyo.

妙法の大良薬を以て一切衆生の無明の大病を治(じ)せん事疑い無きなり。

There can be no question that through this act the truly excellent medicine of the Wonderful Law is being applied in order to cure the grave illness of darkness that afflicts all living beings.

巧(ぎょう)智(ち)とは南無妙法蓮華経なり、諸宗無得道の立(りゅう)義(ぎ)なり。

“Clever wisdom” refers to Nam-myoho-renge-kyo,and to the doctrine that the teachings of the other schools do not lead to the attainment of the way.

巧於難(ぎょうおなん)問答(もんどう)の意(こころ)なり。

It also means that we are “clever at difficult questions and answers”

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