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釋曰：第二、讚名勸持。文別有二：初讚名殊勝、後勸持王供養也。此即初也。然此八名，諸說不同。一云：八中初一顯實相般若，是諸凡聖心神體故。第二明觀照般若，生諸國王慧解心故。後六辨文字般若有六勝因，護國土故。一云：此能與凡聖為依故名神本，能生王位故譬父母，能護身命故譬神符，能治邪魔名辟鬼珠，能滿諸願故名如意珠，令國安隱名護國珠，明顯因果名天地鏡，法中最勝威力難思名龍寶神王。《本記》云「六識名心，第七名識，第八名神。此經能與凡聖八識為依，故名為本。能生世出世國王，故譬父母。外道魔王不能降伏，故喻神符。能除不活等五種怖畏，名辟鬼珠。能攝利眾生，名如意珠。能降七難，名護國珠。能顯所知，名天地鏡。道前道後清淨不異，名龍寶神王。」廣說如彼。

The explanation says: Second, praising the names to encourage upholding. The text has two distinct parts: first, praising the names as extraordinary; later, encouraging the king to uphold and make offerings to it. This is the first. However, regarding these eight names, various explanations differ. One says: Among the eight, the first reveals true-mark prajñā, because it is the essence of the mental spirit of all ordinary beings and sages. The second illuminates contemplative prajñā, because it gives rise to the mind of wisdom and understanding in all kings. The latter six distinguish written prajñā as possessing six superior causes, because it protects the realm. Another says: Because this can serve as the reliance for ordinary beings and sages, it is named "Spirit-Origin"; because it can generate royal rank, it is compared to "Parents"; because it can protect physical life, it is compared to a "Divine Talisman"; because it can cure demonic obstacles, it is named the "Ghost-Repelling Jewel"; because it can fulfill all wishes, it is named the "Wish-Fulfilling Jewel"; because it makes the state secure, it is named the "State-Protecting Jewel"; because it clearly reveals cause and effect, it is named the "Heaven-and-Earth Mirror"; because it is the most supreme among phenomena with inconceivable power, it is named the "Dragon-Jewel Spirit King." The Original Record says: "The six consciousnesses are called mind (hsin), the seventh is called consciousness (shih), and the eighth is called spirit (shen). This sūtra can serve as the reliance for the eight consciousnesses of ordinary beings and sages, hence it is called 'Origin'. It can generate mundane and supramundane kings, hence it is compared to 'Parents'. Non-Buddhists and demon kings cannot subdue it, hence the metaphor of the 'Divine Talisman'. It can eliminate the five kinds of fear such as lack of livelihood, hence named the 'Ghost-Repelling Jewel'. It can embrace and benefit sentient beings, hence named the 'Wish-Fulfilling Jewel'. It can subdue the seven calamities, hence named the 'State-Protecting Jewel'. It can clearly reveal what is known, hence named the 'Heaven-and-Earth Mirror'. Prior to the path and subsequent to the path, it is pure and without difference, hence named the 'Dragon-Jewel Spirit King'." The extensive explanation is as stated there.