大般若波羅蜜多經般若理趣分述讚 3.155

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讚曰：此第二段有情住持勝藏法門，修觀觀照遍諸人法皆善緣故。文中有三，此即第一標所說法門之名。就中復二：初說依相、後說其名。住持藏法者，住謂住止，謂如來藏等無始有情皆依之住，或此先住諸有情中。持謂住持，謂如來藏等住持有情，為有情本，亦能住持一切佛法所有種子。藏法者，謂如來藏即無為中含容無邊佛功德故，名之為藏。一切有情住持遍滿，謂如來藏遍滿依住有情身心，能持一切佛法功德，此即一切殊勝寶藏。詮此教法名為法門。如來藏義是根本名，故不說餘金剛藏等。

The commentary states: This is the second section, the supreme treasury dharma gate of the sustaining of sentient beings, because cultivating contemplative illumination universally takes all persons and phenomena as wholesome objects. Within the text there are three [parts]; this is the first, marking the name of the expounded dharma gate. Within it there are again two: first, stating the mark relied upon; later, stating its name. As for 'the dharma of the sustaining treasury': 'abiding' (zhu) means staying, meaning that beginningless sentient beings all abide relying upon the tathāgatagarbha and so forth; or, this [tathāgatagarbha] initially abides within all sentient beings. 'Sustaining' (chi) means maintaining, meaning that the tathāgatagarbha and so forth sustains sentient beings, serving as the basis of sentient beings, and is also able to sustain all the seeds of all the Buddha's dharmas. As for 'the dharma of the treasury': it means that within the unconditioned, the tathāgatagarbha contains boundless Buddha-merits; therefore it is named a 'treasury'. 'The sustaining and pervasion of all sentient beings': it means that the tathāgatagarbha pervades, relies upon, and abides within the body and mind of sentient beings, and is able to sustain all merits of the Buddha's dharmas; this is the supreme jewel treasury of all. The teaching that explains this is called a 'dharma gate'. The meaning of tathāgatagarbha is the fundamental name; therefore other [terms] like the vajragarbha are not mentioned.