法華義疏 10.76

10.76

「若於夢中」，第二，明夢中得益，望前則是後報益也。凡有五夢：初一行半，夢見佛為眾說法；次一行半，見己身為眾說法；次六行半，夢聞法得授記；次一行半，夢見修菩薩道；次五行，夢見成佛。前夢得因中益以四言偈頌之；後夢成佛得果事大，以五言偈頌之。此五夢從淺至深以為次第。初明行淺故但見佛說法，次解漸深見為他說法，次見得記，次見修行，次成佛果。《智度論》有五夢：一、熱氣多故夢；二、冷氣多故；三、風氣多故；四、見聞多故；五、天神與夢。今是第五。《僧祇律》明五夢：一、實夢；二、不實夢；三、不明了夢；四、夢中夢；五、前想後夢。今是實夢也。最後一偈，第三、總結，如文也。

"If in a dream..." is the second [part], explaining the benefits obtained in dreams; viewed in relation to the preceding, these are benefits of later retribution. In all there are five dreams: the first one and a half lines, dreaming of seeing the Buddha expound the Dharma for the assembly; the next one and a half lines, seeing one's own body expound the Dharma for the assembly; the next six and a half lines, dreaming of hearing the Dharma and receiving a prophecy; the next one and a half lines, dreaming of seeing the cultivation of the bodhisattva path; the next five lines, dreaming of attaining buddhahood. The earlier dreams of obtaining benefits within the causal stage are versified in four-character lines; the later dream of attaining buddhahood concerns the great matter of obtaining the fruit, and is versified in five-character lines. These five dreams are arranged in order from shallow to deep: first, because practice is shallow, one only sees the Buddha expound the Dharma; next, as understanding gradually deepens, one sees oneself expound the Dharma for others; next, one sees oneself receive a prophecy; next, one sees cultivation; next, one accomplishes the fruit of buddhahood. The Da zhidu lun has five kinds of dreams: first, dreaming due to excess heat; second, due to excess cold; third, due to excess wind; fourth, due to many things seen and heard; fifth, dreams given by devas. Here it is the fifth kind. The Mahāsāṃghika Vinaya explains five dreams: first, real dreams; second, unreal dreams; third, unclear dreams; fourth, dreams within dreams; fifth, dreams caused by previous thoughts. Here it is a real dream. The final stanza is the third [part], the overall conclusion, as in the text.