金剛經纂要刊定記 1.114

1.114

牟尼下，佛也。梵音釋迦牟尼，此云能仁寂默。能仁故不住涅槃，寂默故不住生死。又寂者現相無相，默者示說無說，此則即真之應也。大覺者，覺即是佛，大揀餘聖，餘聖雖覺未名為大，二乘偏覺、菩薩分覺，皆非大也。唯佛如來一覺永覺、無所不覺，如大夢覺、如蓮華開，逈超群聖故獨稱大。尊者具上九號為物所尊，下文廣辨。

From "Muni" downward is the Buddha. The Sanskrit pronunciation is Śākyamuni; here this is translated as "Able in Benevolence, Silent." Because he is able in benevolence, he does not abide in nirvāṇa; because he is silent, he does not abide in saṃsāra. Furthermore, "silent" means manifesting characteristics while being without characteristics; "speechless" means showing exposition while being without exposition—this is the response body that is identical to reality. As for the "Great Awakened One," awakening is itself the Buddha. "Great" distinguishes him from other nobles: although other nobles are awakened, they are not yet called "great"—the partial awakening of the two vehicles and the gradual awakening of bodhisattvas are both not great. Only the Buddha, the Tathāgata, is once awakened and eternally awakened, with nothing left unawakened; like awakening from a great dream, like a lotus blossoming, he towers far beyond the multitude of nobles, and is therefore solely termed "Great." "Honoured One" means that he possesses the above nine titles and is honoured by all beings, as will be distinguished in detail below.