觀音玄義 2.35

2.35

十成就眾生普者，譬螢火、燈、燭、星、月為益蓋微，日光照世，一切卉木叢林遍令生長，華果成就。外道如螢火，二乘如燈、燭，通教如星，別教如月，成就義約；今圓教聖人慈慧饒潤，冥顯兩益而無限量。《華嚴》云「菩薩不為一眾生、一國土、一方眾生發菩提心，乃為不可說不可說佛剎微塵國土眾生發心。」成立利益，一時等潤，譬如大雨，一切四方俱下，故名成就眾生普。普門之義何量何邊，豈可窮盡？如淨名之儔不能受持。今此觀世音普門即對三號：觀即是覺，覺名為佛；世音是境，境即是如；普門即正遍知。此之三義不可窮盡，若見其意則自在說也。

Tenth, universal maturing of sentient beings: for example, the benefit brought by fireflies, lamps, candles, stars, and the moon is rather slight; when the sunlight illuminates the world, it universally makes all plants, trees, and thickets grow, bringing flowers and fruits to maturity. Non-Buddhists are like fireflies, the two vehicles are like lamps and candles, the shared teaching is like the stars, and the separate teaching is like the moon; the meaning of maturing [in them] is restricted. Now the sage of the perfect teaching, with benevolence and wisdom, enriches and nourishes, providing both covert and overt benefits without measure. The *Avataṃsaka* states, 'A bodhisattva does not arouse bodhicitta for the sake of one sentient being, one land, or the sentient beings of one direction, but arouses the mind for the sake of sentient beings in ineffable-ineffable Buddha-lands of dust-mote realms.' Establishing benefits and equally moistening all at once, just like a great rain falling upon all four quarters together; hence it is called the universal maturing of sentient beings. How could the meaning of the universal gate have measure or boundary? How could it ever be exhausted? Those of the company of Vimalakīrti could not uphold it. Now this universal gate of Avalokiteśvara directly corresponds to the three titles: Avalokita (contemplation) is awakening, and awakening is called Buddha; loka-svara (world's sounds) is the object, and the object is tathatā; the universal gate is correct, universal knowledge. These three meanings can never be exhausted; if one sees their import, one can expound them at will.