妙法蓮華經文句 2.74

2.74

次，橫歎者，直約初住說之，餘位位例可解。初發心住，一發一切發，出過二邊革凡超聖入中道，其心寂滅，念念流入薩婆若海故，言得不退轉。初住遮離取相無知無明等障，持達般若解脫法身等德，故言得陀羅尼。十信似解，尚能以妙音遍滿三千界，何況初住？真解口密功德，故言樂說辯才。初住能分身百世界作佛，論其實處無量無邊，以能作佛，說法教化，故言能轉不退法輪。初住得不思議神力，遍能承事法界諸佛，故言供養百千諸佛。初住得實相本，能植眾德也。初住開佛知見，知見已法與諸佛同，故為佛之所稱歎。初住無緣慈普現色身，遍應法界，故言以慈修身。初住入祕密藏，故言善入佛慧。初住一心三智無能障礙，故云通達大智。初住事理分究竟，故言到於彼岸。初住圓德真實與名相稱，故言名稱普聞諸佛世界。初住能為十法界而作依止，安立救護，故言能度百千眾生。初住更有無量無邊不可思議種種功德，略言十三句耳。二住去乃至等覺亦復如是，故《大品》云：「初阿字門，具四十一字功德，後茶亦具諸字功德，中間亦爾，字等、語等、功德亦等。」

Next, as for praising across: It is directly explained in terms of the first abode; the other stages can be understood by analogy. At the abode of the first generating of the aspiration [for awakening], once generated, all is generated; surpassing the two extremes, transforming the ordinary and transcending the holy, one enters the middle path; one's mind is quiescent and thought by thought flows into the ocean of sarvajñā; therefore it says that they have attained non-retrogression. The first abode prevents and frees from obstacles such as grasping marks, lack of knowledge, and fundamental ignorance, and holds and reaches virtues such as prajñā, liberation, and the Dharma body; therefore it says they have attained dhāraṇīs. The similitude understanding of the ten faiths can already fill the three-thousandfold world with wonderful sounds, how much more so the first abode? Truly understanding the secret virtues of speech, it therefore says "eloquence in joyful exposition." The first abode can manifest bodies in a hundred worlds to become Buddhas; speaking of its real extent, it is immeasurable and boundless; because it can become a Buddha, preach the Dharma, and transform beings, it therefore says "able to turn the irreversible wheel of the Dharma." The first abode attains inconceivable supernormal power, being everywhere able to attend upon the Buddhas of the dharma realm; therefore it says "making offerings to hundreds of thousands of Buddhas." The first abode attains the basis of the true mark, able to plant myriad virtues. The first abode opens buddha knowledge and vision; once knowledge and vision are attained, its Dharma is identical with that of the Buddhas, hence it is "praised by the Buddhas." The first abode, through loving-kindness without conditions, universally manifests physical bodies to respond everywhere throughout the dharma realm; therefore it says "cultivating their bodies with loving-kindness." The first abode enters the secret treasury; therefore it says "skillfully entering buddha wisdom." In the first abode, the three wisdoms in a single mind have nothing that can obstruct them; therefore it says "penetrating great wisdom." In the first abode, phenomena and principle are partially ultimate; therefore it says "reaching the other shore." In the first abode, perfect virtue is real and corresponds to the name; therefore it says "renown heard everywhere throughout buddha worlds." The first abode is able to act as a reliance, establishing and rescuing the ten dharma realms; therefore it says "able to deliver hundreds of thousands of sentient beings." The first abode further possesses immeasurable, boundless, inconceivable, myriad virtues; they are merely stated briefly in thirteen clauses. From the second abode up to equal awakening, it is likewise so. Hence the Pañcaviṃśatisāhasrikā-prajñāpāramitā-sūtra says: "The first syllable-door 'A' is endowed with the virtues of the forty-one syllables; the final syllable 'Ṭha' is also endowed with the virtues of all the syllables; the intermediate ones are also like this: the syllables are equal, the words are equal, and the virtues are also equal."