釋摩訶衍論 6.12

6.12

已說顯示自相大義門，次說顯示自用大義門。此中六門，如其次第應審觀察。言本願無盡門者，清淨僧那阿世耶廣大圓滿無邊際故。謂諸如來無量無邊不可思議不可稱量微塵數劫中，興十方世界之微塵數量大慈悲心海，修十方世界之微塵數量大圓滿因海，攝十方世界之微塵數量一切眾生海，立十方世界之微塵數量廣大誓願海，成十方世界之微塵數量大自在果海故。所以者何？以如實知同一無異相續義故。如本復次真如用者，所謂諸佛如來本在因地發大慈悲修諸波羅蜜，攝化眾生立大誓願，盡欲度脫等眾生界，亦不限劫數盡於未來，以取一切眾生如己身故故。

Having explained the section revealing the great meaning of its own characteristics, next I will explain the section revealing the great meaning of its own function. Among these, there are six sections; one should carefully observe them in their proper order. Regarding the section on inexhaustible original vows, it is because the pure saṃnāha-āśaya is vast, complete, and boundless. That is to say, through limitless, boundless, inconceivable, and immeasurable kalpas [as numerous as] dust motes, all Tathāgatas raise an ocean of great compassionate minds [as numerous as] the dust motes of the worlds in the ten directions, cultivate an ocean of great complete causes [as numerous as] the dust motes of the worlds in the ten directions, gather an ocean of all sentient beings [as numerous as] the dust motes of the worlds in the ten directions, establish an ocean of vast vows [as numerous as] the dust motes of the worlds in the ten directions, and accomplish an ocean of great sovereign fruits [as numerous as] the dust motes of the worlds in the ten directions. Why is this? Because they truly know the meaning of identical, undifferentiated continuity. Just as the original text says: "Furthermore, regarding the function of tathatā: all Buddhas and Tathāgatas, originally in the causal stage, gave rise to great compassion, cultivated the pāramitās, gathered and transformed sentient beings, and established great vows, wishing to completely liberate the realm of sentient beings to the utmost, without limiting the number of kalpas and exhausting the future, because they take all sentient beings as their own bodies."