*Buddhapashcimavavadopadesha 1.15

1.15

論曰：此修多羅中每說比丘者，示現遠離相故。復示摩訶衍方便道，與二乘共故。又於四眾亦同遠離行故。「於我滅後」者，此言示現遺教義故，不盡滅法故。以不盡法清淨法身，常為世間作究竟度故。如經「當尊重珍敬波羅提木叉」故。此木叉亦是毘尼相順法故，復是諸行調伏義故，如來不滅法身自體解脫說波羅提木叉。依此法身，得度二種障故。一者有煩惱暗障；二者空無善根障。得度煩惱暗障者，如盲得眼相似法故。如經「如暗遇明」故。得度空無善根障者，滿足財寶相似法故。如經「貧人得寶」故。餘者示現波羅提木叉是修行大師故。如經「當知此則是汝大師」故。又示住持利益人法相似故。如經「若我住世，無異此也」故。依根本清淨戒已說，次說方便遠離清淨戒。

The treatise says: That this sūtra repeatedly speaks of "bhikṣus" is in order to reveal the mark of renunciation. It also shows that the Mahāyāna upāyamārga is shared with the dviyāna. Furthermore, the caturpariṣad also share the practice of renunciation. "After my extinction": these words reveal the meaning of the bequeathed teaching, and that the Dharma is not entirely extinguished; for by means of the inexhaustible pure dharmakāya, it constantly effects ultimate deliverance for the world. As the sūtra says, "you must respect, value, and honor the prātimokṣa." Because this mokṣa is also a dharma that accords with the vinaya, and furthermore has the meaning of vinaya over all conditioned actions, it is taught as the prātimokṣa of the Tathāgata's unextinguished dharmakāya, whose nature is mokṣa. Relying on this dharmakāya, one can overcome two kinds of obstacles: first, the obstacle of the darkness of kleśa; second, the obstacle of being empty of kuśalamūla. Overcoming the obstacle of the darkness of kleśa is analogous to a blind person obtaining eyes; as the sūtra says, "as if coming upon light in darkness." Overcoming the obstacle of being empty of kuśalamūla is analogous to becoming fully endowed with wealth and treasure; as the sūtra says, "as a poor person obtaining treasure." The remainder reveals that the prātimokṣa is the great śāstṛ of practice; as the sūtra says, "You should know that this is your great śāstṛ." It also shows that upholding it and benefiting people are similar to the Dharma; as the sūtra says, "if I were to abide in the world, it would be no different from this." Having explained reliance on the fundamental pure precepts, next I shall explain the skillful renunciation of pure precepts.