法華文句記 9.57

9.57

次「又觀」下通上下文，全作觀釋。於中又二：初作觀體觀相以釋，次「凡有十九句」下，作十八空總別以釋。初云「觀一切法空如實相」云「標觀體」者，實相是所觀，以所顯能觀方有體。次「不顛倒」下釋觀相。云「九句」者，對下十八單複不同，故但九耳。複故但九：一不顛倒等，二不退等，三如虛空等，四一切語言等，五不生等，六無名等，七無量等，八但以等，九常樂等。略出三句示複句相，令餘準知。此中九句訖「常樂觀」也，下十八空唯至「無障」。

Next, from "furthermore, contemplating" onward, it connects the preceding and following passages, interpreting them entirely as contemplation. In this there are again two parts: first, it interprets by establishing the essence of contemplation and the marks of contemplation; next, from "altogether there are nineteen phrases" onward, it interprets by treating the eighteen forms of emptiness generally and specifically. When the beginning states, "'contemplating the emptiness of all phenomena as their true character' indicates the essence of contemplation," the true character is that which is contemplated, and by revealing that which is contemplated, the contemplating mind comes to have an essence. Next, from "not inverted" onward, it explains the marks of contemplation. When it says "nine phrases," this is because it differs from the eighteen below in terms of being simple or compound, so there are only nine. Being compound, there are only nine: first, "not inverted," etc.; second, "not retreating," etc.; third, "like space," etc.; fourth, "all paths of language," etc.; fifth, "unborn," etc.; sixth, "nameless," etc.; seventh, "measureless," etc.; eighth, "merely because," etc.; ninth, "always joyfully," etc. It briefly brings out three phrases to illustrate the mark of compound phrases, allowing the rest to be understood accordingly. The nine phrases here conclude with the "contemplation of always joyfully"; the eighteen forms of emptiness below extend only up to "unhindered."