華嚴經探玄記 18.81

18.81

第三正敬請中三：先推求簡擇，見已設敬；二「作如是念」下生勝欲樂，起難遭想，以悕望多年今方見故，九句可知；三「白言」下申意請問。諸文皆先述己力發菩提心，然後請法。以此文驗，即知欲受大法，要須發菩提心；若不發此心，非此法器。是故諸文皆先定發心。或善友重問，然後為說，此為佛法之大轍，應思記之。請中三：初申自欲樂、二「我聞大聖」下歎德勸說、三「唯願」下結請令說。前中四：初十句，欲窮佛寶境界；二「欲聞一切佛法」下十句，欲窮盡法寶、僧寶境界，各五句可知；三「欲得一切諸佛菩薩因緣」下十句，明欲窮盡十藏源底；四「欲滿諸願」下十句，明欲令萬行圓備。欠一句。二「白言我聞」下歎德勸說中，初歎能善教，令餘菩薩離障得果；二「其心」下歎其自心常淨具德；三「唯願」下結請可知。

Third, the formal reverence and request contains three: first, seeking and selecting, and having seen him, extending reverence; second, from "he had this thought" onward, generating supreme aspiration and delight, and giving rise to the thought that he is difficult to encounter, because having hoped for many years he only now sees him, which can be understood from the nine clauses; third, from "he said" onward, expressing his intent and asking questions. In all texts, [Sudhana] first recounts that he himself generated the bodhicitta through his own effort, and then requests the Dharma. Evidenced by this text, one knows that to receive the great Dharma, one must generate the bodhicitta; if one does not generate this mind, one is not a vessel for this Dharma. Therefore, in all texts, the arousal of the mind is first verified, or the good friend questions him again, and only then expounds it for him—this is the great pathway of the Buddha's Dharma, which should be contemplated and remembered. In the request, there are three parts: first, expressing his own aspiration and delight; second, from "I have heard that the great sage" onward, praising his virtues and urging him to preach; third, from "I only pray" onward, concluding the request to cause him to preach. In the first, there are four: first, ten clauses, desiring to fathom the realm of the Buddha jewel; second, the ten clauses from "desiring to hear all the Buddha Dharma" onward, desiring to fathom the realms of the Dharma jewel and Saṅgha jewel, each having five clauses, which can be understood; third, the ten clauses from "desiring to attain the causes and conditions of all buddhas and bodhisattvas" onward, explaining the desire to exhaust the source and depths of the ten treasuries; fourth, the ten clauses from "desiring to fulfill all vows" onward, explaining the desire to make the myriad practices fully complete, lacking one clause. Second, in "saying, 'I have heard...'" onward, praising his virtues and urging him to preach: first, praising his ability to teach skillfully, causing other bodhisattvas to leave obstructions and attain the fruit; second, from "whose mind" onward, praising his own mind as constantly pure and endowed with virtues; third, from "I only pray" onward, concluding the request, which can be understood.