華嚴經探玄記 15.8

15.8

第二天眼明，釋中三：先總舉；二「善惡」下出所見境，於中善惡等是通、天龍等是別；三「菩薩」下顯天眼能見中，無礙明淨天眼者，以所知障盡是報得自在明也。下見用竝見現在眾生生死等也。《智論．六度品》云「菩薩天眼有二，修得、報得。以得天眼，故見十方佛。得念佛三昧，是報得五通行菩薩道。」問：若天眼根見，根是障礙，應見障內色，不得見障外色。答：修得天眼，根名天眼通，通以慧為體，故見障外色。若見障外色，何故聲聞緣覺菩薩見有遠近不同？答：通慧有增微故。見有遠近，如磁石不吸一切不至之處。於中如所迴轉者，謂是不定業有迴改易等。餘竝可見。

Second, the clarity of the heavenly eye; in the explanation there are three parts: first, general presentation; second, from 'wholesome and unwholesome' onwards, indicating the spheres seen, wherein wholesome and unwholesome, etc., are general, while devas, nāgas, etc., are specific; third, from 'the bodhisattva' onwards, revealing the capability of the heavenly eye to see. Therein, the unimpeded, bright and pure heavenly eye is the sovereign clarity obtained as retributive reward due to the exhaustion of cognitive obscurations. Below, 'seeing functions' simultaneously sees the births and deaths of present sentient beings, and so forth. The 'Six Pāramitās Chapter' of the Dà zhìdù lùn says, 'The bodhisattva's heavenly eye has two kinds: obtained through cultivation and obtained as retributive reward. Having obtained the heavenly eye, they therefore see the Buddhas of the ten directions. Obtaining the Buddha-mindfulness samādhi is the five superknowledges obtained as retributive reward to practice the bodhisattva path.' Question: If it is the heavenly eye faculty that sees, the faculty is obstructive, so it should see colors within obstructions and cannot see colors outside obstructions. Answer: In the heavenly eye obtained through cultivation, the faculty is called the superknowledge of the heavenly eye; superknowledge takes wisdom as its essence, so it sees colors outside obstructions. If it sees colors outside obstructions, why do śrāvakas, pratyekabuddhas, and bodhisattvas differ in seeing far or near? Answer: Because the wisdom of superknowledge has degrees of strength and weakness. Seeing has far and near, just as a magnet does not attract from any place it does not reach. Therein, 'as it is altered' refers to indeterminate karma having alterations, changes, etc. The rest can all be seen.