[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [妙法蓮華經玄義](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716) › 4.54 # 妙法蓮華經玄義 4.54 妙法蓮華經玄義 4.54 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [4.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716.4.54) 畜生有，用不退三昧破者，畜生無慚愧，退失善道，則是惡業故退、見思故退、塵沙故退、無明故退。菩薩為破諸退，修前持戒，破惡業退；修於禪定，伏見思退，修生無生慧，破見思退；修無量慧，破塵沙退；修無作慧，破無明退。見思破故，得位不退，真諦三昧成；惡業塵沙破故，得行不退，俗諦三昧成；無明破故，得念不退，中道三昧成。本修諸行，皆有慈悲誓願，冥熏法界。彼畜生中，若有機緣，關於慈悲，以王三昧力，不動法性而往應之。宜示何身，宜說何法，為龍、為象、鵽鳥、大鷲。若有善機，以戒、定慈悲應之，令出苦得樂；有入空機，以生無生慧慈悲應之，令出有得無，真諦三昧成；有入假機，以無量慧慈悲應之，令免空得假，俗諦三昧成；有入中機，以無作慧，慈悲應之，令出邊入中，王三昧成。菩薩自既不退，令他不退，故名不退三昧也。 > The realm of existence among animals is destroyed by using the non-regression samādhi. Animals have no sense of shame and regress from the good paths; this means regression due to evil karma, regression due to views and thoughts, regression due to sands of dust, and regression due to ignorance. To destroy all regression, the bodhisattva cultivates the aforementioned precepts to destroy regression from evil karma; cultivates dhyāna concentration to subdue regression from views and thoughts; cultivates the wisdom of arising and non-arising to destroy regression from views and thoughts; cultivates immeasurable wisdom to destroy regression from sands of dust; and cultivates uncreated wisdom to destroy regression from ignorance. Because views and thoughts are destroyed, non-regression of position is attained, and the samādhi of the real truth is consummated; because evil karma and sands of dust are destroyed, non-regression of practice is attained, and the samādhi of the conventional truth is consummated; and because ignorance is destroyed, non-regression of mindfulness is attained, and the samādhi of the middle way is consummated. In fundamentally cultivating all practices, there are compassionate vows that subtly perfume the dharma realm. If among those animals there are spiritual capacities and conditions that engage their loving-kindness and compassion, by the power of the king samādhi they go to respond to them without stirring from the dharma-nature. Displaying whatever body is appropriate and preaching whatever Dharma is appropriate, they appear as a dragon, an elephant, a francolin, or a great vulture. If there is a capacity for goodness, they respond with the loving-kindness and compassion of precepts and concentration, leading them to escape suffering and attain bliss; if there is a capacity to enter emptiness, they respond with the loving-kindness and compassion of the wisdom of arising and non-arising, leading them to leave existence and attain non-existence, consummating the samādhi of the real truth; if there is a capacity to enter the provisional, they respond with the loving-kindness and compassion of immeasurable wisdom, leading them to avoid emptiness and attain the provisional, consummating the samādhi of the conventional truth; and if there is a capacity to enter the middle, they respond with the loving-kindness and compassion of uncreated wisdom, leading them to leave the extremes and enter the middle, consummating the king samādhi. Since the bodhisattva has already attained non-regression oneself and causes others not to regress, it is called the 'non-regression samādhi.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 4.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716.4.53) - [Next: 4.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716.4.55) - [Up: 4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716.4) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716~en-mt.4.54) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716.4.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716.4.54) · Pramāṇa