大方便佛報恩經 7.24

7.24

「菩薩何故勤求佛法？欲令眾生生信心故，是故求於因論；為知諸過罪故，為破外道惡邪論故，為知方便調眾生故，為欲分別如來語義、世語義故，是故菩薩求於因論。菩薩何故求於聲論？為令言辭淨莊嚴故，不淨之言不能宣說明了義故；為欲解知一切義故；不壞正語，憍慢心故；破於邪見，為知方便調眾生故，是故菩薩求於聲論。菩薩何故求諸醫方？為令眾生離諸惡不善四百四病故，為憐愍一切眾生，為令生信心故。既得離患心，生歡喜故。以得歡喜，心常念諸佛大悲，度眾生故，是故菩薩求諸醫方。菩薩何故求世方術？為易得財，利眾生故；為眾生生信心故；為知世事，破憍慢故；調伏眾生故；知一切法，調闇障故。若有菩薩，不能如是求五事者，終不能得阿耨多羅三藐三菩提，成一切智。為得無上菩提故，求於五事。

"For what reason does the bodhisattva diligently seek the Buddha-Dharma? Because he wishes to cause sentient beings to give rise to faith, he seeks the treatise on logic (hetuvidyā); in order to know various faults and offenses, to refute the evil and wrong treatises of non-Buddhists, to know the upāya to tame sentient beings, and to distinguish the meaning of the Tathāgata's words from the meaning of worldly words, the bodhisattva seeks the treatise on logic. For what reason does the bodhisattva seek the treatise on linguistics (śabdavidyā)? Because he wishes his words to be pure and adorned, since impure words cannot proclaim the clear and explicit meaning; because he wishes to understand and know all meanings; in order not to destroy right speech out of pride and arrogance; to destroy wrong views, and to know the upāya to tame sentient beings, the bodhisattva seeks the treatise on linguistics. For what reason does the bodhisattva seek medical arts (cikitsāvidyā)? In order to cause sentient beings to be free from all evil, unwholesome four hundred and four ailments; out of compassion for all sentient beings; and to cause them to give rise to faith. When they are freed from afflictions, their minds give rise to joy; because they attain joy, their minds constantly remember the great compassion of the Buddhas in saving sentient beings, which is why the bodhisattva seeks medical arts. For what reason does the bodhisattva seek worldly arts and crafts (śilpakarmasthānavidyā)? In order to easily obtain wealth to benefit sentient beings; to cause sentient beings to give rise to faith; to understand worldly affairs and shatter pride; to tame sentient beings; and to understand all phenomena and dispel dark hindrances. If there are bodhisattvas who cannot thus seek these five subjects, they will never be able to attain anuttarasamyaksaṃbodhi and achieve all-knowledge. It is in order to attain unsurpassed bodhi that they seek these five subjects.