[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) › 19.44 # 華嚴經探玄記 19.44 華嚴經探玄記 19.44 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [19.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1733.19.44) 第四「爾時彼女」下授己法界。於中五：初「答言」下歎美為授法方便、二「我成就」下授法門體、三「白言」下辨得法因緣、四「我入此」下顯法門業用、五「我唯知」下結己自分。就第二授法體中，無壞法門者，所修大行非緣能壞，故以為名。此總標也。「修學」下四句釋成：一以行堅是故無壞；二以持妙，謂總持稱性故；三以證玄，謂證理無二故；四以定深，謂遠離諸有莊嚴三昧故，是故名為無壞法門。就第三因緣中四：先問；二略答顯難；三重請；四「爾時優婆夷」下廣答，於中有六：初舉往見佛為發心緣，謂先見佛、後起求念；二「時彼如來」下教發十心令便不壞；三「我於爾時」下聞法發心以求佛果；四「我發是心時」下明心堅離障；五「若有眾生」下明利他攝益。六「我初發心來」下總結自他行位滿足。就第四法門業用中四：先舉法總告；二善財願見；三入定顯示，謂三昧力故，六種動世界，八相如來周于法界；四出定印述及結自分可知。 > Fourth, from 'At that time that woman...' downward bestows her own dharmadhātu. Within this are five points: First, from 'She replied, saying...' downward praises him as the upāya for bestowing the Dharma; second, from 'I have accomplished...' downward bestows the essence of the dharma-gate; third, from 'She said...' downward distinguishes the causes and conditions for obtaining the Dharma; fourth, from 'When I enter this...' downward reveals the karmic functions of the dharma-gate; fifth, from 'I only know...' downward concludes her own assigned level. Regarding the second, bestowing the essence of the dharma-gate, the 'indestructible dharma-gate' is named after the fact that the great practice cultivated cannot be destroyed by conditions. This is the general heading. The four sentences from 'Practicing and learning' downward explain and establish it: (1) because the practice is firm, it is therefore indestructible; (2) because retention is subtle, meaning the dhāraṇī accords with the nature; (3) because realization is profound, meaning the realization of principle is non-dual; (4) because samādhi is deep, meaning the samādhi that is adorned by being far removed from all forms of existence; therefore it is named the indestructible dharma-gate. Regarding the third, causes and conditions, there are four points: first, inquiring; second, briefly answering to show the difficulty; third, requesting again; fourth, from 'At that time the upāsikā...' downward, answering extensively, within which are six points: (1) adducing seeing the Buddha in the past as the condition for generating the mind, meaning first seeing the Buddha and then giving rise to the thought of seeking; (2) from 'At that time that Tathāgata...' downward, teaching him to generate the ten minds so that they would become indestructible; (3) from 'I at that time...' downward, hearing the Dharma and generating the mind to seek the fruit of buddhahood; (4) from 'When I generated this mind...' downward explains that her mind was firm and free from obstacles; (5) from 'If there are living beings...' downward explains benefiting others and gathering them in; (6) from 'Ever since I first generated the mind...' downward summarizes the fulfillment of her own and others' practice and stages. Regarding the fourth, the karmic functions of the dharma-gate, there are four points: first, adducing the Dharma to declare it in general; second, Sudhana vows to see it; third, entering samādhi to display it, meaning that by the power of samādhi, the world shook in six ways and the Tathāgatas of the eight aspects pervaded the dharmadhātu; fourth, emerging from samādhi to attest, describe, and conclude her own assigned level, which can be understood. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 19.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1733.19.43) - [Next: 19.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1733.19.45) - [Up: 19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1733.19) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1733~en-mt.19.44) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1733.19.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1733.19.44) · Pramāṇa