妙法蓮華經文句 10.69

10.69

從「爾時佛告上行」下，是第三，結要付囑。文為四：一、稱歎付囑；二、結要付囑；三、勸獎付囑；四、釋付囑。初歎如文。結要有四句：一切法者，一切皆佛法也，此結一切皆妙名也；一切力者，通達無礙具八自在，此結妙用也；一切秘藏者，遍一切處皆是實相，此結妙體也；一切深事者，因果是深事，此結妙宗也。「皆於此經宣示顯說」者，總結一經唯四而已，撮其樞柄而授與之。從「是故汝等」下，三，是獎勸付囑，如文。從「所以者何」下，四，是釋付囑也。上云「經卷所在之處皆應起塔」，經中要說要在四事：「道場」釋上甚深之事，「得菩提」釋上祕藏，「轉法輪」釋上一切法，「入涅槃」釋上神力，此之四要攝經文盡，故皆應起塔也。所言要者，得菩提是法身，轉法輪是般若，入涅槃是解脫，三法成祕密藏，佛住其中，即是塔義也。《阿含》云「佛出世唯四處起塔，生處、得道處、轉法輪、入涅槃。」坐道場是法身生處，餘悉如文。

From "At that time the Buddha addressed Viśiṣṭacāritra" downward is the third [part], entrusting the essential summary. The text has four parts: first, entrusting with praise; second, entrusting the essential summary; third, entrusting with exhortation and encouragement; fourth, explaining the entrustment. The initial praise is as in the text. Entrusting the essential summary consists of four phrases: "all dharmas" means all are the Buddha-dharma, which summarizes that all are wondrous names; "all powers" means penetrating without obstruction and possessing the eight masteries, which summarizes wondrous functions; "all secret treasuries" means pervading all places, all are the true aspect, which summarizes the wondrous essence; "all profound matters" means cause and effect are profound matters, which summarizes the wondrous principal宗旨. "All are proclaimed, indicated, and clearly expounded in this sūtra" generally summarizes that the whole sūtra consists of merely these four; grasping its central pivot, he confers them. From "Therefore you all" downward is the third part, entrusting with encouragement and exhortation, as in the text. From "Why is this?" downward is the fourth part, explaining the entrustment. Above, it said: "Wherever the sūtra scroll is present, a stūpa should be erected"; the essential points expounded in the sūtra fundamentally consist in four matters: "seat of awakening (bodhimaṇḍa)" explains the aforesaid profound matters; "attaining awakening (bodhi)" explains the aforesaid secret treasury; "turning the wheel of the Dharma" explains the aforesaid all dharmas; "entering nirvāṇa" explains the aforesaid supernatural powers. These four essentials encompass the sūtra text entirely, hence stūpas should be erected for all of them. What are called the essentials: attaining awakening is the Dharma-body; turning the wheel of the Dharma is prajñā; entering nirvāṇa is liberation. The three dharmas constitute the secret treasury, and the Buddha abides therein—this is the meaning of the stūpa. The Āgamas state: "When a Buddha appears in the world, stūpas are erected in only four places: the place of birth, the place of attaining the Way, the place of turning the wheel of the Dharma, and the place of entering nirvāṇa." Sitting in the seat of awakening is the place of birth of the Dharma-body; the rest is entirely as in the text.