華嚴經探玄記 16.42

16.42

第二偈頌中有六十五頌，分二：初二十八頌歎深許說，頌上總答；二「譬如大千」下三十七頌頌上十喻。前中二：初二十四頌歎法難量甚深、後「是故」下四頌明許說分齊。前中亦二：先二十二頌歎所知甚深、後「如來甚深」下二頌顯能知器淨。前中亦二：初二總顯佛德深廣難量、後「一切諸如來」下二十頌別顯佛德十門難量，各二頌顯佛一德。初二顯佛難思德，先總舉、後別辨可知。下約喻中，各先喻、後法。二末塵喻，喻佛無限德。三量空喻，喻佛廣大德。四數心喻，喻佛無量德。五法界喻，喻佛甚深德。六如如喻，喻佛離相德。七無際喻，喻佛無礙德。八性空喻，喻佛性淨德。九離言喻，喻佛無比德。十鳥跡喻，喻佛體用德。又釋：此十即是頌前結文十句，於中唯第九門却頌前第七句，餘並依次配釋可知。次二顯能知淨中，初頌總勸淨意、後一別辨。上半令離想。「見顛倒」下結淨意樂。下四許說中，初二誡聽總許、後二別舉下九門以明許說。於中，如來深境界一句中攝如來行及菩提，餘門依文皆具。自下別頌十喻中，初有九頌頌初喻，於中初五頌總、後四頌別；二有四頌頌第二喻；三有三頌頌第三喻；四有三頌頌第四喻；五有三頌頌第五喻，於中但頌法合，略不頌喻；六有二頌頌第六喻；七有四頌頌第七喻；八有二頌頌第八喻；九有二頌頌第九喻；十有三頌頌第十喻。末後二頌歎益結說。上來答總門性起正法竟。

Second, within the verses, there are sixty-five verses, divided into two: first, twenty-eight verses praise the profundity and promise to expound, versifying the general answer above; second, from "Just as the great chiliocosm..." downward, thirty-seven verses versify the ten metaphors above. Within the former there are two: first, twenty-four verses praise the immeasurable profundity of the Dharma; afterward, from "Therefore..." downward, four verses clarify the scope of promising to expound. Within the former there are also two: first, twenty-two verses praise the profundity of what is known; afterward, from "The tathāgata's profound..." downward, two verses reveal the purity of the vessel that can know. Within the former there are also two: the first two generally reveal that the Buddha's virtues are profound, vast, and immeasurable; afterward, from "All tathāgatas..." downward, twenty verses specifically reveal the immeasurability of the ten approaches to the Buddha's virtues, with two verses revealing each virtue of the Buddha. The first two reveal the Buddha's inconceivable virtue, first generally presenting and then specifically analyzing, as can be understood. Below, within the metaphors, each first has the metaphor and then the phenomenon. Second, the metaphor of fine dust illustrates the Buddha's limitless virtue. Third, the metaphor of measuring space illustrates the Buddha's vast virtue. Fourth, the metaphor of counting thoughts illustrates the Buddha's immeasurable virtue. Fifth, the metaphor of the dharmadhātu illustrates the Buddha's profound virtue. Sixth, the metaphor of suchness illustrates the Buddha's virtue of being free from marks. Seventh, the metaphor of being without boundary illustrates the Buddha's unhindered virtue. Eighth, the metaphor of emptiness of nature illustrates the Buddha's virtue of pure nature. Ninth, the metaphor of transcending words illustrates the Buddha's incomparable virtue. Tenth, the metaphor of bird tracks illustrates the Buddha's virtue of essence and function. Another explanation: these ten are precisely versifying the ten phrases of the concluding text above, among which only the ninth section versifies the seventh phrase above, while the rest are sequentially correlated and explained, as can be understood. In the next two verses revealing the purity of those who can know, the first verse generally exhorts to purify the mind, and the next specifically analyzes it: the first half causes one to be free from conceptualization; from "Views and inversions..." downward concludes with the pure aspiration. In the four verses below on promising to expound, the first two admonish to listen and generally promise; the latter two specifically present the nine sections below to clarify the promise to expound. Therein, the phrase "the tathāgata's profound sphere" subsumes the tathāgata's practice and bodhi; the other sections are all present according to the text. From here down, in specifically versifying the ten metaphors, the first has nine verses versifying the first metaphor, wherein the first five verses are general and the latter four are specific; the second has four verses versifying the second metaphor; the third has three verses versifying the third metaphor; the fourth has three verses versifying the fourth metaphor; the fifth has three verses versifying the fifth metaphor, wherein it only versifies the application to phenomena and omits the metaphor; the sixth has two verses versifying the sixth metaphor; the seventh has four verses versifying the seventh metaphor; the eighth has two verses versifying the eighth metaphor; the ninth has two verses versifying the ninth metaphor; the tenth has three verses versifying the tenth metaphor. The final two verses praise the benefit and conclude the exposition. The above, answering the general section on the correct Dharma of nature manifestation, is completed.