法華經義記 2.8

2.8

「又見佛子定慧具足」，此下有十七行半偈，是第三，舉見菩薩行雜行作問。就問雜行中凡有五種雜行：第一「又見佛子」一行半，明見菩薩說法作佛事也。第二「破魔兵眾而擊法鼓」半行，明見菩薩降魔作佛事也。第三「又見菩薩寂然宴默」一行偈，明見菩薩寂寞作佛事。第四「又見菩薩處林放光」下一偈，明見菩薩光明作佛事也。上來四種作佛事皆不開也。第五從「又見佛子未嘗睡眠」下有十三行半偈，明見菩薩亂行六度作佛事。此中初一偈明精進也，次一偈明戒，一偈半明忍，兩偈明定，五偈明檀，三偈明波若也。何者？「又見菩薩未嘗睡眠」一偈，明精進也。「又見具戒」下一偈，明戒也。次「又見佛子住忍辱力」一行半，明忍也。若被惡罵始似譽揚，若加刀杖則如華雨，真可謂忍也。次「又見菩薩離諸戲笑下」有兩行，明定也。「或見菩薩餚饍飲食」下五行，明檀也。「或有菩薩說寂滅法」下有三行，明波若；就中自有三意：初偈明智慧說法之相，明化他人之能也。次一偈明照空也。次一行明照有也。然空有皆是自行要用，空解在前，有解在後也。

"Also seeing the Buddha's sons, equipped with samādhi and wisdom": the seventeen and a half verses below are the third [part], raising the vision of bodhisattvas practicing miscellaneous practices as a question. Within the question regarding miscellaneous practices, there are five kinds of miscellaneous practice altogether: First, the one and a half verses from "Also seeing the Buddha's sons" explain seeing bodhisattvas expounding the Dharma and performing the Buddha's work. Second, the half verse "Crushing the armies of Māra and striking the Dharma drum" explains seeing bodhisattvas subduing Māra and performing the Buddha's work. Third, the one verse "Also seeing bodhisattvas quietly at peace and silent" explains seeing bodhisattvas in quietude and performing the Buddha's work. Fourth, the one verse below "Also seeing bodhisattvas dwelling in forests and emitting light" explains seeing bodhisattvas performing the Buddha's work by means of light. The above four ways of performing the Buddha's work are all not unfolded. Fifth, the thirteen and a half verses below "Also seeing the Buddha's sons, never sleeping" explain seeing bodhisattvas practicing the six perfections in a diverse manner to perform the Buddha's work. Herein, the first verse explains vigor; the next verse explains moral discipline; one and a half verses explain patience; two verses explain samādhi; five verses explain generosity; and three verses explain wisdom (prajñā). Why so? The one verse "Also seeing bodhisattvas never sleeping" explains vigor. The one verse below "Also seeing those complete in moral discipline" explains moral discipline. Next, the one and a half verses "Also seeing the Buddha's sons abiding in the power of patience" explain patience: if, when reviled with malice, it seems like praise, and when struck with swords and clubs, it seems like a rain of flowers, this may truly be called patience. Next, the two verses below "Also seeing bodhisattvas leaving all banter and laughter" explain samādhi. The five verses below "Or seeing bodhisattvas [giving] fine delicacies, food and drink" explain generosity. The three verses below "Or there are bodhisattvas expounding the dharma of quiescent extinction" explain wisdom (prajñā); within this there are three points: The first verse clarifies the marks of expounding the Dharma through wisdom, clarifying the ability to transform others. The next verse clarifies illuminating emptiness. The next verse clarifies illuminating existence. Now, emptiness and existence are both essential applications for one's own practice: understanding emptiness comes first, and understanding existence comes after.