[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [華嚴經探玄記](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1733) › 16.49 # 華嚴經探玄記 16.49 華嚴經探玄記 16.49 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [16.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1733.16.49) 第六性起行者，前明智所依境，今辨依境所成之行，故次明也。就辨釋中，長行內三，謂標、釋、結。初中標二行。古人釋：無礙行者，明俗諦行。二如如行者，明真諦行。今更釋：初是會事同理，理不礙事，是無礙行；二事盡理現，名如如行。又釋：初是量智，於外事用無礙；二是理智，內證如如也。二「如如過去」下釋中有五喻：一真無遷變喻，喻佛至絕三際行，即釋如如行也。下四釋無礙行。二此法界無形喻，喻佛體無限礙行。三飛鳥翔空喻，喻佛圓無分齊行。四金翅搏海喻。喻佛勝用濟生行。五日月行空喻。喻佛無功成事行。皆以後釋前可知。三結文可知。頌中十偈頌五喻。各二頌頌一喻。可知。答行竟。 > Sixth is the practice of nature manifestation. The realm upon which wisdom relies was explained previously; now the practice accomplished by relying on the realm is analyzed, hence it is explained next. In the analysis and explanation, within the prose there are three parts: the statement, the explanation, and the conclusion. In the first, two practices are stated. Ancient commentators explained: unobstructed practice explains practice of the conventional truth; second, practice of suchness explains practice of the ultimate truth. Now it is further explained: the first is integrating phenomena into principle, where principle does not obstruct phenomena, which is unobstructed practice; second, phenomena are exhausted and principle manifests, which is called practice of suchness. Another interpretation: the first is quantitative wisdom, which is unobstructed in external phenomenal functions; the second is qualitative wisdom, which internally realizes suchness. Second, in the explanation from 'Suchness past' onward, there are five similes: 1) The simile of the true having no transition or change, illustrating the Buddha's practice of reaching beyond the three temporal limits, which explains the practice of suchness. The following four explain unobstructed practice. 2) The simile of this dharmadhātu having no form, illustrating the Buddha's practice of an essence free from limits or obstructions. 3) The simile of a flying bird soaring in space, illustrating the Buddha's practice of roundness without division or boundary. 4) The simile of the garuḍa striking the ocean, illustrating the Buddha's practice of superior function to save sentient beings. 5) The simile of the sun and moon coursing through the sky, illustrating the Buddha's practice of accomplishing matters without effort. In all cases, the latter explains the former, which can be understood. Third, the concluding text can be understood. In the verses, ten gāthās praise the five similes, two gāthās praising each simile, which can be understood. The response on practice is finished. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 16.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1733.16.48) - [Next: 16.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1733.16.50) - [Up: 16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1733.16) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1733~en-mt.16.49) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1733.16.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1733.16.49) · Pramāṇa