金剛般若波羅蜜經略疏 1.89

1.89

爾時，須菩提聞說是經，深解義趣涕淚悲泣，捫淚而白佛言：「希有，婆伽婆！希有，修伽陀！佛說如是甚深法門，我從昔來所得慧眼，未曾得聞如是法門。」「何以故？須菩提！佛說般若波羅蜜即非般若波羅蜜。」「世尊！若復有人得聞是經，信心清淨則生實相，當知是人成就第一希有功德。世尊！是實相者則是非相，是故如來說名實相實相。世尊！我今得聞如是法門，信解受持不足為難。若當來世，其有眾生得聞是法門信解受持，是人則為第一希有。何以故？此人無我相、人相、眾生相、壽者相。何以故？我相即是非相；人相、眾生相、壽者相即是非相。何以故？離一切諸相則名諸佛。」佛告須菩提：「如是如是。若復有人得聞是經不驚不怖不畏，當知是人甚為希有。何以故？須菩提！如來說第一波羅蜜非第一波羅蜜。如來說第一波羅蜜者，彼無量諸佛亦說波羅蜜，是名第一波羅蜜。」

At that time, Subhūti, hearing this sūtra spoken, deeply understood its meaning and purport, wept tears of sorrow, and wiping his tears addressed the Buddha, saying: "Rare, Bhagavat! Rare, Sugata! The Buddha preaches such a profound dharma gate; never before, from when I first attained the wisdom-eye, have I been able to hear such a dharma gate!" "Why is that? Subhūti! What the Buddha preaches as prajñāpāramitā is precisely not prajñāpāramitā." "World-Honoured One! If there is again a person who, hearing this sūtra, has pure faith and thus generates the true mark, one should know that this person achieves foremost, rare merit. World-Honoured One! This true mark is precisely non-mark; therefore the Tathāgata preaches it as named 'true mark, true mark'. World-Honoured One! For me now to hear such a dharma gate, have faith, understand, receive, and uphold it is not difficult. If in a future age there are sentient beings who hear this dharma gate, have faith, understand, receive, and uphold it, these people will be foremost and rare. Why is that? This person has no notion of a self, notion of a person, notion of a sentient being, or notion of a life-span. Why is that? The notion of a self is precisely non-mark; the notion of a person, notion of a sentient being, and notion of a life-span are precisely non-marks. Why is that? Being free from all marks is named the Buddhas." The Buddha told Subhūti: "So it is, so it is. If there is again a person who, hearing this sūtra, is not alarmed, not terrified, and not afraid, you should know that this person is extremely rare. Why is that? Subhūti! What the Tathāgata preaches as the foremost pāramitā is not the foremost pāramitā. As for the Tathāgata preaching the foremost pāramitā, those immeasurable Buddhas also preach the pāramitā; this is named the foremost pāramitā."