華嚴經探玄記 14.37

14.37

第四大段「菩薩摩訶薩」下明法師成就。於中有四：一持成就，蘊法在心；二說成就，依持起說；三問答成就，他惑疑問，菩薩善答；四受持成就，能更受勝法，為他宣說。就初中，先牒前起後。二得眾義等，正顯十時，並約所起業用分異。謂初三起意業，一能知義、二能知教、三智起通化。次三起身；四身放光明，善耎眾生慈光攝取；五剛強眾生威力伏取，示違伏物是善巧之慧；六上供諸佛下攝貧窮，故云眾財。下四起口業，七於大乘中狹劣眾生示教利益者，示大乘中名聞威德，令其捨劣趣入不難故也；八不斷者，常說也；九無盡者，深說也；十種種者，廣說也。下結可知。自下經文，論主不釋。第二「是菩薩於一佛」下明說成就。於中三：初明能受多法；二「是菩薩得如是」下能廣說法；三「是菩薩處法座或以一音」下能起說自在。第三「是菩薩三千界所有眾生」下明問答成就。於中二：初一世界中答難、二明一切世界。第四「承佛神力」下明受持成就。於中二：先於一塵處、後類一切塵。憶念等可知。下明地果，三果同前，文處可見。

The fourth major section, from "Bodhisattva Mahāsattva" onward, explains the accomplishment of the Dharma master. Within this there are four: first, the accomplishment of retention, keeping the Dharma stored in the mind; second, the accomplishment of expounding, initiating exposition based on retention; third, the accomplishment of question and answer, where when others have doubts and ask questions, the bodhisattva answers skillfully; fourth, the accomplishment of receiving and upholding, being able further to receive superior Dharma and proclaim it for others. As for the first of these, it first restates what preceded to introduce what follows. Second, "obtains many meanings" and so forth directly reveals the ten periods, which are differentiated in terms of the karmic functions initiated. That is, the first three initiate mental karma: 1. being able to know the meaning; 2. being able to know the teaching; 3. wisdom arising to penetrate and transform. The next three initiate bodily karma: 4. the body radiates light, using the light of compassion to embrace gentle sentient beings; 5. using majestic power to subdue and gather stubborn sentient beings, displaying confrontation to subdue beings being a wisdom of skillful means; 6. offering above to all buddhas and embracing the poor below, hence called "manifold wealth." The lower four initiate vocal karma: 7. displaying, teaching, and benefiting narrow and inferior sentient beings within the Mahāyāna, which means displaying renown and majestic virtue within the Mahāyāna to cause them to abandon inferiority and enter without difficulty; 8. uninterrupted, meaning preaching constantly; 9. inexhaustible, meaning preaching profoundly; 10. manifold, meaning preaching extensively. The concluding summary below may be understood. The treatise master does not comment on the sūtra text from here below. Second, from "this bodhisattva at one buddha's place" onward explains the accomplishment of expounding. Within this are three: first, explaining the ability to receive many dharmas; second, from "this bodhisattva obtains such" onward, the ability to preach the Dharma extensively; third, from "this bodhisattva sitting on the Dharma seat, or with a single sound" onward, the ability to initiate preaching with sovereignty. Third, from "all sentient beings in the trisahasra world of this bodhisattva" onward explains the accomplishment of question and answer. Within this are two: first, answering difficulties in a single world; second, explaining all worlds. Fourth, from "relying on the Buddha's spiritual power" onward explains the accomplishment of receiving and upholding. Within this are two: first, at the place of a single dust mote; later, analogizing to all dust motes. Recollecting and so forth may be understood. Below explains the results of the bhūmi; the three results are the same as before, which can be seen in the text.