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法華文句記 8.89

法華文句記 8.89

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Classical Chinese

8.89

「行如來事」下釋所遣事,先約自行釋事,佛無他事唯專照理。次「今日」下我今唯行如來之事,真如是理、照即名事。「一如智」下約化他釋,如來利物由境智合,還說此理以為化事,故知大悲還依如理照如說如,名如來事。「今日」下依此利他名行佛事。「佛則平等惡不干逼等」者。

Under "performing the Tathāgata's work": explaining the work dispatched. First, explaining the work in terms of one's own practice: the Buddha has no other work, only exclusively illuminating the principle. Next, under "today": I now perform only the Tathāgata's work; True Suchness is the principle, and illumination is precisely termed the work. Under "one suchness and wisdom": explained in terms of transforming others. The Tathāgata benefits beings through the union of realm and wisdom, and reiterates this principle as the work of conversion; thus one knows that great compassion is based upon the principle of suchness, illuminating suchness and preaching suchness, which is termed the Tathāgata's work. Under "today": based on this, benefiting others is termed performing the Buddha's work. Under "the Buddha is impartial, evil cannot obstruct or oppress, and so forth":

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