觀音義疏 1.23

1.23

Second, the response: first explaining the response, and next explaining liberation. There are many kinds of response: the responses of the three teachings are not simultaneous; Avalokiteśvara of the Perfect Teaching simultaneously and perfectly responds to the manifold capacities—when distress is urgent, the response is swift. Hearing and immediately reciting at one time is swiftness of capacity; reciting and immediately being responded to is swiftness of response; "all obtain liberation" refers to receiving the benefit of the response. "All" not only demonstrates the multiplicity of capacities and the multitude of benefits, but also demonstrates the perfect and pervasive response; or at that time it constitutes swiftness of capacity, swiftness of response, and swiftness of equal benefit. Following the text: