釋摩訶衍論 7.5

7.5

論曰：即此文中自有二門。云何為二？一者總標總說門、二者別釋散說門，是名為二。第二門中自有三門。云何為三？一者三種發心分剖門、二者發起問答決疑門、三者因論生論問答門，是名為三。說相可觀。言總標總說門者，為欲顯示即此分別發趣道相門中，無量無邊三世諸佛所誓願海、所行因海、所證果海、所化徒海。無量無邊三世一切諸菩薩眾，如是如是如如隨踐順行應轉，如其次第不超數量、不過位地趣入義故。復次為欲顯示如一切諸佛無趣向則，一切菩薩於彼無有趣向則中如如行故。如本分別發趣道相者，謂一切諸佛所證之道，一切菩薩發心修行趣向義故故。已說總標總說門，次說別釋散說門。此中三門，如其次第應審思擇。就第一三種發心分剖門中即有三種故，自有三種門。云何為三？一者信成就發心門、二者解行發心門、三者證得發心門，是名為三。如本略說發心有三種。云何為三？一者信成就發心、二者解行發心、三者證發心故。就初門中即有三門。云何為三？一者發起開問總標門、二者顯示答釋廣說門、三者發起問答決疑門，是名為三。第一二門有二種重，應審觀察。就第一發起開問總標門中即有四意。云何為四？一者假者意，問能修人故；二者行相意，問所修行故；三者自分意，問得成就故；四者向上意，問勝進相故。是名為四。如本信成就發心者，依何等人、修何等行，得信成就堪能發心故。

The treatise says: In this very text there are naturally two gates. What are the two? The first is the gate of general presentation and general explanation; the second is the gate of specific analysis and dispersed explanation; these are named the two. Within the second gate there are naturally three gates. What are the three? The first is the gate of dissecting the three kinds of generating the mind; the second is the gate of raising questions and answers to resolve doubts; the third is the gate of generating treatises from treatises through questions and answers; these are named the three. The characteristics of the explanation can be observed. As for the gate of general presentation and general explanation, it is in order to reveal that within this very gate of distinguishing the characteristics of setting out on the path, there are the ocean of vows, ocean of causal practices, ocean of realized fruits, and ocean of disciples transformed of the immeasurable and boundless Buddhas of the three times; and that all the immeasurable and boundless assemblies of bodhisattvas of the three times, in such and such ways, follow, tread, accord with, and should turn in suchness, entering according to their proper sequence without exceeding number and without passing over stages. Furthermore, it is in order to reveal that, just as for all Buddhas there is no rule of setting out, so all bodhisattvas practice in suchness within that absence of a rule of setting out. As the basic text states: "Regarding 'distinguishing the characteristics of setting out on the path,' it means the path realized by all Buddhas, in the sense that all bodhisattvas generate the mind, practice, and advance toward it." Having explained the gate of general presentation and general explanation, next is explained the gate of specific analysis and dispersed explanation. The three gates here should be carefully contemplated and discerned according to their proper sequence. In the first gate of dissecting the three kinds of generating the mind, there are three kinds, and thus there are naturally three gates. What are the three? The first is the gate of the generation of mind through the completion of faith; the second is the gate of the generation of mind through understanding and practice; the third is the gate of the generation of mind through attainment of realization; these are named the three. As the basic text states: "In brief, the generation of the mind has three kinds. What are the three? The first is the generation of mind through the completion of faith; the second is the generation of mind through understanding and practice; the third is the generation of mind through realization." Within the first gate there are three gates. What are the three? The first is the gate of initiating questions and general presentation; the second is the gate of revealing answers and broad explanations; the third is the gate of raising questions and answers to resolve doubts; these are named the three. The first two gates have two layers and should be carefully observed. In the first gate of initiating questions and general presentation there are four intentions. What are the four? The first is the intention regarding the provisional person, questioning the person capable of cultivating; the second is the intention regarding the marks of practice, questioning the practice cultivated; the third is the intention regarding one's own share, questioning the attainment of completion; the fourth is the intention regarding upward progression, questioning the marks of superior progress; these are named the four. As the basic text states: "As for the generation of mind through the completion of faith, relying on what kind of person and practicing what kind of cultivation is faith completed so that one is able to generate the mind?"