大般若波羅蜜多經般若理趣分述讚 3.195

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讚曰：自下第二重解貪等所得果利。於中有二：初明利他、後明自利。此利他也。謂以貪等調伏世間等者，謂佛菩薩觀諸有情多慳所蔽，雖有珍財不能修福亦不自用，如割身肉深生痛惜。菩薩知其因慳所蔽增長惡業，當墮惡趣無有出期。遂起大貪集其財寶，令捨慳悋不起惡業。菩薩實是後得智中大悲之心起此貪等，不為己身名利、諸眾眷屬恭敬，故起一貪增百千善。由是善財求善知識，遇見一王殺縛鞭杖無量眾生。善財心悔，王語之言：「此諸眾生愚鈍恨悷，若不苦楚終不調伏。故我苦之。」善財方解。如仙譽國王殺五百波羅門更增功德，此亦如是。一切十惡所有業道皆準此知，故起貪時菩薩大利。

The commentary says: From here on is the second reiterated explanation of the fruit and benefit obtained through desire and the like. Herein there are two parts: first, clarifying the benefiting of others; next, clarifying self-benefit. This is the benefiting of others. Regarding 'by means of desire and the like, taming the world', and so forth: this means that the buddhas and bodhisattvas observe that sentient beings are largely veiled by stinginess; although they possess precious wealth, they cannot cultivate merit nor even use it themselves, feeling deep and agonizing grief as if flesh were being cut from their own bodies. The bodhisattva knows that, veiled by their stinginess, their evil karma increases and they must fall into the unfortunate destinies with no time of release. Thereupon [the bodhisattva] gives rise to great desire and gathers their precious wealth, causing them to abandon stinginess and not give rise to evil karma. The bodhisattva in truth gives rise to this desire and the like from within a mind of great compassion in subsequent wisdom, not for the sake of fame or profit for their own person, nor for the respect of their retinue. Therefore, giving rise to one [act of] desire increases hundreds of thousands of good qualities. Thus Sudhana, seeking a spiritual friend, met a king who was executing, binding, and flogging countless sentient beings. Sudhana felt regret in his mind, but the king said to him: 'These sentient beings are foolish, blunt, spiteful, and obstinate. If they are not subjected to suffering and pain, they will never be tamed. Therefore I subject them to suffering.' Only then did Sudhana understand. Just as King Xianyu's killing of five hundred Brahmins further increased his merit, so too is it here. All the karmic paths of the ten unwholesome deeds are to be understood according to this; hence when desire arises, it is of great benefit to the bodhisattva.