妙法蓮華經玄贊 10.124

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〈菩薩地〉言「菩薩常以安隱樂教化眾生，非安隱樂如實知之，隨力方便教令斷除。若初苦而後安，彼雖憂惱要當饒益，是則菩薩依巧方便。若初雖樂而後不安，彼雖憂苦不欲去之，以方便力要為斷除。何以故？後必樂故。」今者不輕觀初雖苦，後還化導令入道故。如大良醫觀病重者，要先發其病，後與藥令差。亦如捕魚師巧出泉魚，如大獵師巧出熊羆。知因瞋有益，令彼瞋度之。知因貪有益，令彼貪而度之。如化淫女恣而後度。二乘不能，故住無諍；現雖除諍，不能究竟除他諍故。菩薩自證無諍真如，拔彼諍根，畢竟還令彼亦證此真理無諍故。初雖起諍，後還令滅諍，是行大無諍。不同二乘現小無諍，故無妨也。

The 'Bodhisattvabhūmi' states: 'A bodhisattva constantly transforms sentient beings with peaceful happiness; what is not peaceful happiness he knows as it truly is, and according to his power uses expedient means to teach them to abandon it. If there is initial suffering but later peace, even though they may be distressed and afflicted, they must be benefited—this is the bodhisattva relying on skillful means. If there is initial pleasure but later unrest, even though they may be afflicted and unwilling to give it up, through the power of expedient means he must cut it off for them. Why is this? Because later there will surely be happiness.' Now Sadāparibhūta observed that although there was initial suffering, later he would guide and transform them, causing them to enter the Path. It is like a great and skilled physician examining someone who is severely ill: he must first bring out his disease and later give medicine to cure it. It is also like a fisherman skillfully drawing fish out of a spring, or a great hunter skillfully drawing out bears. Knowing that benefit comes by way of anger, he causes them to be angry and saves them. Knowing that benefit comes by way of greed, he causes them to be greedy and saves them. Just as in converting a courtesan, one indulges her and then delivers her. The two vehicles are incapable of this, and therefore abide in non-contention; although they presently eliminate contention, they cannot ultimately eliminate the contention of others. The bodhisattva personally realizes the tathatā of non-contention, eradicates their root of contention, and ultimately also causes them to realize this true principle of non-contention. Though contention initially arises, he later causes contention to be extinguished; this is practicing the great non-contention. It is not like the minor non-contention of the present moment found in the two vehicles; hence there is no fault.