華嚴經探玄記 16.16

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三宗趣者，有二：先宗、後趣。宗明普賢行，略有十種：一達時劫、二知世界、三識根器、四了因果、五洞理性、六鑒事相、七常在定、八恒起悲、九現神通、十常寂滅。此上十種各有十門。如時劫中，一陀羅尼門，一念中有多劫等；二相即門，三世即一念等；三微細門，多在一中現等；四帝網門，重重顯現等；五不思解脫門，隨智自在現脩短等；六一身普遍門，身遍即入三世劫等；七一身普攝門，三世劫海在一毛孔等；八現因門，遍前後際常行菩薩大行願等；九現果門，普於三世現成正覺等；十現法門，普於劫海雲雨說法等。前五意業自在，後五身語自在。如約時劫有此十門，餘九亦各十，准之即略辨百門普賢行，餘義具如文顯。第二趣者，明此普行意在對顯性起果用。問：此與性起何別？答：有三別，一此約因、彼就果；二此是能發、彼為所發；三此通修生、彼唯性起。餘如〈性起品〉說。

Third, regarding the central theme and aim, there are two: first the theme, then the aim. The theme explains Samantabhadra's practices, which briefly are of ten kinds: (1) penetrating times and kalpas; (2) knowing the worlds; (3) recognizing capacities and faculties; (4) understanding causes and fruits; (5) thoroughly realizing the nature of principle; (6) observing phenomenal marks; (7) constantly dwelling in meditative absorption; (8) constantly giving rise to compassion; (9) manifesting spiritual superknowledges; (10) constantly being in quietude and cessation. Each of these ten above has ten gates. For example, within times and kalpas: (1) the dhāraṇī gate, where within a single thought-moment there are many kalpas, etc.; (2) the mutual identity gate, where the three times are identical to a single thought-moment, etc.; (3) the subtle gate, where many manifest within one, etc.; (4) the Indra's net gate, where they are manifested repeatedly, etc.; (5) the inconceivable liberation gate, where length and brevity are manifested sovereignly according to wisdom, etc.; (6) the single body universal pervasion gate, where the body's pervasion immediately enters the kalpas of the three times, etc.; (7) the single body universal subsumption gate, where the ocean of kalpas of the three times is within a single pore, etc.; (8) the manifest cause gate, where one constantly practices the great practices and vows of a bodhisattva pervading the past and future, etc.; (9) the manifest fruit gate, where one universally manifests the realization of right awakening throughout the three times, etc.; (10) the manifest Dharma gate, where one clouds and rains the preaching of Dharma universally throughout the ocean of kalpas, etc. The first five are sovereignty of mental action; the latter five are sovereignty of bodily and vocal action. Just as there are these ten gates regarding times and kalpas, the other nine also each have ten; following this, one may briefly discern one hundred gates of Samantabhadra's practices; the remaining meanings are fully apparent in the text. Second, regarding the aim: it clarifies that the intention of these universal practices is to correspond to and reveal the fruit and function of nature manifestation. Question: What is the difference between this and nature manifestation? Answer: There are three differences: first, this concerns the cause, while that concerns the fruit; second, this is what gives rise, while that is what is given rise to; third, this encompasses cultivation and generation, while that is solely nature manifestation. The rest is as explained in the 'Chapter on Nature Manifestation'.