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妙法蓮華經玄贊 4.40

妙法蓮華經玄贊 4.40

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Classical Chinese

4.40

贊曰:此明我由斯法式亦如是,唯佛有種種勝解智力故,知諸眾生種種欲;有遍趣行智力故,知深心所著,著謂所樂著所修行也,或即情欲所起樂著,即眾生處處著引之出,故並是勝解智力所知。有種種界智力故,知其本性,既知不定種姓界欲所修故,初說三乘為方便,今說一乘為究竟,皆為眾生得一佛乘、一切種智故。上文皆言得一佛乘、一切種智,故知種智即一佛乘。

The Eulogy says: This clarifies: 'I, too, by this ritual method, am just like this.' Because only the Buddha possesses the power of knowledge of varied inclinations (adhimukti-jñāna-bala), he knows the varied desires of all sentient beings. Because he possesses the power of knowledge of paths leading everywhere (sarvatragāminīpratipaj-jñāna-bala), he knows what their deep minds are attached to—'attached' refers to what they take delight in and attach to, and what they cultivate; or it is the attachment arisen from desires, namely, the attachments sentient beings have everywhere, from which he leads them out—these are thus all known by the power of knowledge of varied inclinations. Because he possesses the power of knowledge of varied elements/realms (nānādhātu-jñāna-bala), he knows their fundamental nature. Having known the realms, desires, and cultivation of their indeterminate lineages, he initially taught the three vehicles as an expedient means, and now teaches the Single Vehicle as the ultimate, all for the sake of sentient beings attaining the one buddha-vehicle and omniscience. The previous text in every case stated 'attaining the one buddha-vehicle and omniscience'; hence we know that omniscience is precisely the one buddha-vehicle.

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