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法華義疏 9.76

法華義疏 9.76

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9.76

親友惠益可有始終二事:初則設以酒饍,終則惠之重寶。重寶是後時富貴之因,酒饍是當時會遇樂。初稟大乘亦具二事:一者、當時得益,如飲酒怡情;次、解染神歷劫不朽,譬同繫寶珠也。

The close friend's bestowal of benefit can involve two matters, beginning and end: in the beginning he provided wine and food, and in the end he bestowed a valuable treasure. The valuable treasure is the cause of later wealth and nobility; the wine and food are the joy of their present encounter. Initially receiving the Mahāyāna also comprises two matters: first, obtaining benefit at that time, like drinking wine to gladden the spirit; second, the understanding perfuming the consciousness so that it does not perish across kalpas, which is likened to tying the precious jewel.

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