[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [觀音玄義記](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1727) › 1.25 # 觀音玄義記 1.25 觀音玄義記 1.25 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1727.1.25) 二、「所以」下，對具明闕，二：初、對《法華》。言「小隔於大」者，舊經三十七云「時舍利弗祇園林出，不見如來自在莊嚴變化，及生意念，亦不樂說、不能讚歎，以聲聞人出三界故。」此即如聾如啞之文也。以未說為實施權，開權顯實故也。「言無本跡者」，《華嚴》初云「於菩提道場始成正覺。」今《法華》云「一切世間天人阿修羅皆謂今釋迦牟尼佛出釋氏宮，去伽耶城不遠，坐於道場得三菩提。然我實成佛已來無量無邊百千萬億那由他劫。」斯是《華嚴》被廢之文也。言「彈指謦欬」者，如〈神力品〉，釋迦牟尼與分身諸佛出廣長舌相上至梵世，一切毛孔放無量光，皆悉遍照十方世界，滿百千歲然後還攝舌相，一時謦欬俱共彈指。是二音聲遍至十方諸佛世界，地皆六種震動。乃至佛告地涌諸菩薩：「汝等於如來滅後，應一心受持讀誦解說書寫如說修行等。」此乃本門為囑累地涌菩薩，通經現斯神力也。疏云謦欬者，通暢之相。彈指者，隨喜也。蓋表如來遠本之意已獲通暢，隨喜菩薩聞於遠本，增道損生也。 > Second, under "Therefore," clarifying the lack by contrasting it with possessing, \[in\] two: first, contrasting it with the Lotus Sūtra. As for "the small was separated from the great": the thirty-seventh \[fascicle\] of the old translation of the sūtra states, "At that time Śāriputra went out of the Jeta Grove, but did not see the Tathāgata's sovereign adornments and transformations; nor did the thought arise \[in him\], nor did he delight in speaking \[of them\], nor was he able to praise them, because the śrāvakas had transcended the three realms." This is precisely the passage about being like the deaf and mute. It is because establishing the provisional for the sake of the real, and opening the provisional and revealing the real, had not yet been spoken. As for "speaking of having no original and trace": the Avataṃsaka states at the beginning, "In the bodhimaṇḍa, he first attained correct enlightenment." Now the Lotus Sūtra says, "All the worlds of devas, humans, and asuras believe that the present Śākyamuni Buddha went out of the Śākya clan's palace, not far from the city of Gayā, and sat in the bodhimaṇḍa to attain saṃbodhi. Yet it has been immeasurable, boundless, hundreds of thousands of myriads of koṭis of nayutas of kalpas since I actually attained Buddhahood." This is the text whereby the Avataṃsaka was superseded. As for "snapping fingers and clearing the throat": as in the "Chapter on Supernatural Powers," Śākyamuni and the emanation buddhas put forth the broad and long tongue mark reaching up to the Brahma world, and all their pores emitted immeasurable rays of light, universally illuminating the worlds of the ten directions for a full hundred thousand years; then they drew back their tongues, and simultaneously cleared their throats and together snapped their fingers. These two sounds universally reached the buddha worlds of the ten directions, and the earth shook in six ways. Furthermore, the Buddha told the bodhisattvas who had welled up from the earth: "After the Tathāgata's extinction, you should single-mindedly accept, uphold, read, recite, explain, copy, and practice as taught, etc." This is precisely the origin gate manifesting this supernatural power to circulate the sūtra by entrusting it to the bodhisattvas who welled up from the earth. The commentary states: clearing the throat is the mark of opening and unhindered expression; snapping fingers is rejoicing in accord. This represents that the Tathāgata's intention regarding the remote origin had already attained open expression, and he rejoiced that the bodhisattvas, hearing of the remote origin, increased in the path and diminished births. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1727.1.24) - [Next: 1.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1727.1.26) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1727.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1727~en-mt.1.25) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [妙法蓮華經玄義](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716.7.127) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1727.1.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1727.1.25) · Pramāṇa