仁王護國般若經疏 4.3

4.3

Question: How many kinds of faith are there? Answer: In brief, there are three kinds: first, faith of imagination, which is the ten faiths of light-feather bodhisattvas; second, long-standing faith, which is the bodhisattvas of the three ranks of worthies; third, realized faith, which is the first, second, and third bhūmis, and so forth. From "constantly with the fifteen minds" downward, fourth, clarifies the seeds that initiate practice. The "four attractions" are giving, kind speech, beneficial action, and common cause. The "four immeasurables" are benevolence, compassion, joy, and equanimity. As for the "four universal vows," the Yingluo jing says: "Vowing that all sentient beings cross beyond suffering, sever the accumulation [of suffering], realize cessation, and cultivate the Path—these are called the four vows." Up to achieving buddhahood, from the first bhūmi onward, these fifteen minds are used as the foundation, and so forth. From "bodhisattvas of compliant patience" downward, third, clarifies compliant patience. The text has three [parts]. First, marks the name and the stations. Compliant with the contemplation of the patience of the non-arising [of dharmas] yet not having directly attained it, it is therefore named compliant patience. "Seeing the superior present phenomenon" refers to the stations: "seeing" refers to the inferior grade of compliant patience seeing principle, the thirty-seven factors of awakening being distinct and clear, which is the fourth, the radiant bhūmi (arciṣmatī); "superior" refers to the middle grade, the fifth, the difficult-to-conquer bhūmi (sudurjayā). There are two meanings to difficult-to-conquer: first, teaching and transforming sentient beings; second, not following afflictions. Being victorious in both matters, it is named the difficult-to-conquer bhūmi. "Present phenomenon" refers to the sixth, the manifest bhūmi (abhimukhī), because the contemplation and understanding of causes and conditions become manifest. "Able to sever the bonds of mental afflictions and the like in the three realms," second, clarifies the elimination of hindrances. Previously, form afflictions were severed; here, mental afflictions are severed. Furthermore, previously, view delusions were severed; here, thought delusions are severed; hence it says "mental." From "therefore manifesting a single body" downward, third, clarifies gathering and transforming [beings]. Previously, the patience of faith clarified transformation bodies, hence it said "manifesting a hundred bodies, a thousand bodies, ten thousand bodies"; now compliant patience clarifies the real body, hence it says "manifesting a single body in the buddha-lands of the ten directions to transform sentient beings."