觀音玄義 1.44

1.44

答：智是光明，正治闇惑，惑是生死苦惱，若治闇惑之苦，豈不用智解之光？故稱智慧人名即拔苦也。法是法門，門名能通，通至涅槃安樂之處，初習此法是得樂因，後證此法是得樂果，故對此普門明其與樂也。

Answer: Wisdom is illumination, which directly remedies dark delusion; delusion is the suffering and affliction of birth-and-death; to remedy the suffering of dark delusion, how could one not use the light of wisdom's understanding? Therefore invoking the person's name of wisdom immediately uproots suffering. The dharma is a Dharma-gate; 'gate' means capable of passing through, passing through to the place of nirvāṇa's peace and joy: initially practicing this dharma is the cause for attaining joy, and later realizing this dharma is the fruit of attaining joy; therefore, in correspondence to this universal gate, its bestowing of joy is clarified.