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法華義疏 2.213

法華義疏 2.213

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Classical Chinese

2.213

「又見菩薩」下,次明重施。如光明王千頭布施,提婆菩薩以眼布施,摩訶薩埵以身布施。「欣樂施與」者,如人以瓦器換得寶瓶心生欣樂,捨此肉身得於法身義亦如是。

From "Also seeing bodhisattvas" onward next clarifies major giving. This is like King Prabhāsa giving away a thousand heads, Bodhisattva Āryadeva giving away his eyes, or Mahāsattva giving away his body. Regarding "delighting in bestowing": just as someone who exchanges an earthenware vessel for a precious vase feels delight in his heart, relinquishing this fleshy body to attain the dharmakāya is also like this.

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