觀音義疏記 1.15

1.15

答：既云無盡法門，又云能知諸法，即是中道三昧破無明惑。故《釋籤》明善財若於知識得實相三昧，則破障中微細無明，多分並約教道不融破無明惑（上皆釋籤）。二、「舉彼」下，結示。觀音若是別教救於煩惱火者，即如方便命婆羅門所修之相也。十番利益者，乃是通結前來三番慈悲。二、「次明」下，明圓頓，二：初、明本修圓觀慈悲。初心觀火不思議境，即一火門具三千法。雖皆互遍相相分明，即於此境發菩提心，誓拔眾生三障火難，誓與眾生三種火樂。二、「若法」下，明入位法界機應，二：初、釋，三：初、無謀而應。圓修圓證，以圓誓願。熏圓力用，不動一心，救十火難。二、「雖無」下，不分而分。圓普之悲，徹底而拔實非前後，淺深應之但就機感。三障分齊對二十五王三昧力；自成多少免果報火，當於十五王三昧力；修有漏善免惡業火，當二十四王三昧力。關何一邪？若除惡業不用非想，若成善因不用地獄，以地獄因無成就故，非想之因無破除故。故修因惡業極上極下互論，不用一三昧也。二乘已去至圓入中，節節皆用二十五有王三昧力。三雖應下，入而不入，雖入諸有三障之火，以其體了即空假中故，無相可得，何有能燒及所燒邪？二、「菩薩」下，結。二、「常途」下，示己他得失。如幻三昧破閻浮有，具論十番。他師唯知果報一益，故云少分。

Answer: Since it is called the inexhaustible Dharma-gate and also said to be able to know all dharmas, it is the Middle Way samādhi that eliminates fundamental ignorance. Therefore, the Notes on the Commentary explains that if Sudhana obtained the true-mark samādhi from a spiritual friend, it eliminated subtle ignorance within the obstruction; for the most part, it is explained according to the un-interfused doctrinal path eliminating ignorance (all the above from the Notes on the Commentary). Second, from "Citing that..." downward concludes and indicates. If Avalokiteśvara rescues from the fire of afflictions in the Separate Teaching, it is just like the marks cultivated by the brāhmaṇa Jayoṣmīyat. The ten stages of benefit comprehensively conclude the preceding three stages of loving-kindness and compassion. Second, from "Next explaining..." downward explains the perfect and sudden, divided into two: first, explaining the fundamental cultivation of perfect contemplation and loving-kindness and compassion. The initial mind contemplates the inconceivable realm of fire, where a single gate of fire contains the three thousand dharmas. Although they mutually pervade each other, their marks are distinctly clear; upon this realm one generates bodhicitta, vowing to eradicate sentient beings' disasters of the fires of the three obstructions, and vowing to bestow upon sentient beings the three kinds of joy of fire. Second, from "If in the dharmadhātu..." downward explains the stimulus and response of the dharmadhātu upon entering the stages, divided into two: first, explaining, divided into three: first, responding without deliberation. Cultivating perfectly and realizing perfectly, with perfect vows. Perfuming perfect power and function, without moving from the one mind, he rescues from the ten fire disasters. Second, from "Although without..." downward is distinguishing without distinguishing. The universal compassion of the perfect thoroughly eradicates and is genuinely not sequential; responding with shallowness or depth is merely based on the capacity and stimulus. The demarcations of the three obstructions correspond to the powers of the twenty-five kingly samādhis, naturally becoming more or fewer: escaping the fire of retributive fruition corresponds to the powers of fifteen kingly samādhis; cultivating uncontaminated good to escape the fire of bad karma corresponds to the powers of twenty-four kingly samādhis. Which single one is connected to? If eliminating bad karma, Neither-Thought is not used; if accomplishing good causes, Hell is not used; because the cause of Hell has no accomplishment, and the cause of Neither-Thought has no eradication. Therefore, when discussing the extremes of top and bottom in causal practice and bad karma mutually, one samādhi is not used. From the two vehicles upward to the perfect entering the Middle, at every stage the powers of the twenty-five realms of existence kingly samādhis are used. Third, from "Although responding..." downward is entering without entering. Although entering the fire of the three obstructions of various existences, because its essence is comprehended as identical to emptiness, provisionality, and the Middle, no marks can be found; how could there be that which can burn and that which is burned? Second, from "Bodhisattva..." downward concludes. Second, from "The usual path..." downward shows one's own and others' gains and losses. The illusion-like samādhi breaks through the existence of Jambudvīpa, fully treating the ten stages. Other masters only know the single benefit of retributive fruition, hence it is called a minor fraction.