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仁王經疏 3.119

仁王經疏 3.119

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Classical Chinese

3.119

問:色有麁細,許得相入;時有長短,亦得相攝?答:許亦無失,佛自在故。一念為多劫、多劫攝為一念,如是等教,誠證非一。難:諸佛得自在,一念攝多念;諸佛得自在,一劫成多劫。若爾,三劫時應無異,便違聖教,菩薩要經三無數劫精勤修習方證菩提。答:此難不然,非凡等境。《顯揚》、《瑜伽》皆作此說。於不思議強思量者,得誑麁報。

Question: Form has coarse and subtle, and mutual entry is conceded; time has long and short, can they also mutually subsume? Answer: Conceding this is also without fault, because the Buddha has sovereignty. One moment is made into many kalpas, and many kalpas are subsumed into one moment; scriptures providing reliable evidence of this kind are not merely one. Objection: The buddhas have obtained sovereignty: one moment subsumes many moments; the buddhas have obtained sovereignty: one kalpa becomes many kalpas. If so, there should be no difference in the time of the three kalpas, which then contradicts the sacred teachings that a bodhisattva must pass through three incalculable kalpas of diligent cultivation before realizing bodhi. Answer: This objection is incorrect; it is not the realm of ordinary beings and the like. Both the Prakaraṇāryavācā and the Yogācārabhūmi present this explanation. One who forcefully cogitates on the inconceivable will obtain a crude retribution of delusion.

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