法華玄論 1.22

1.22

答：非一經意，然而眾教皆爾。如《涅槃》云「有所得者是魔眷屬」。夫論魔者，欲滅佛法，有所得說佛法故名為魔。又《像法決疑經》云「我滅度後，諸惡比丘如文存義作決定執，破滅我法，是人名為三世佛怨。」又《涅槃》辨諍論云「若人於中生疑心者，猶能摧壞無量煩惱。若決定解，是名執著。」如是執著能斷善根，故弘法之人宜虛其心實其照矣。

Answer: This is not the intent of only one scripture; rather, all teachings are like this. As the Nirvāṇa [Sūtra] says, 'Those with an apprehension of attainment are the retinue of Māra.' When one speaks of Māra, it refers to the desire to destroy the Buddhadharma; explaining the Buddhadharma with an apprehension of attainment is therefore named Māra. Furthermore, the Sūtra on Resolving Doubts Concerning the Semblance Dharma says, 'After my extinction, evil monks will adhere rigidly to the words and grasp them with definitive attachments, destroying my Dharma; such persons are called enemies of the Buddhas of the three periods of time.' Furthermore, the Nirvāṇa [Sūtra], in resolving dispute, says, 'If a person conceives doubt regarding this, they can still destroy immeasurable afflictions. If they form a definitive understanding, that is called clinging attachment.' Such clinging attachment can sever wholesome roots. Therefore, those who propagate the Dharma ought to empty their minds and make their illumination real.