華嚴經探玄記 19.84

19.84

第三見敬申請中亦三：初見中二，先善財見觀音、後觀音歎善財。前中四：初見勝依正。住山西阿者，謂據山阿面東而住，是向明之相也；二為眾說法；三諦觀不瞬；四「作如是念」下勝念熏心。於中，初八句別顯、後二句總結。二「時觀音」下歎善財德中十句：初歎心勝，謂具三心。二「向普賢」下歎行願勝。三「欲聞」下歎持法勝。四「增長」下增善無厭。五順友教命。六「從文殊」下所依最勝，以賴彼發心，故云從彼海起。又釋：從本覺所流，故云從彼智起。七「成就」下歎成善根，故得佛加被力定也。八「離懈怠」下歎求法專誠。九歎見佛成行。十「智慧」下歎智滿圓證。「爾時」下敬請可知。

Third, seeing, paying respects, and applying for instruction also has three parts: first, within seeing, there are two: first, Sudhana sees Avalokiteśvara; next, Avalokiteśvara praises Sudhana. In the former, there are four: first, seeing the superior objective and subjective [environments]. "Dwelling on the western slope of the mountain" means occupying the mountain slope and facing east to abide, which is the mark of facing the light; second, expounding the Dharma for the assembly; third, gazing attentively without blinking; fourth, from "had this thought" downward, superior mindfulness perfuming the mind. Within this, the first eight phrases specifically reveal it, and the latter two phrases summarize it. Second, from "at that time Avalokiteśvara" downward, praising Sudhana's virtues contains ten phrases: first, praising the superiority of his mind, namely possessing the three minds; second, from "facing Samantabhadra" downward, praising the superiority of his practices and vows; third, from "wishing to hear" downward, praising the superiority of upholding the Dharma; fourth, from "increasing" downward, increasing goodness without satiety; fifth, complying with the spiritual friend's teachings and instructions; sixth, from "from Mañjuśrī" downward, that on which he relies is most superior, because he relies on him to generate the mind, hence it says "rising from that ocean"; another explanation is that he flows from original enlightenment, hence it says "rising from that wisdom"; seventh, from "accomplished" downward, praising the completion of roots of goodness, hence he attains the samādhi of the power of the Buddha's empowerment; eighth, from "free from indolence" downward, praising his dedicated sincerity in seeking the Dharma; ninth, praising his seeing the Buddha to accomplish practice; tenth, from "wisdom" downward, praising the fullness of wisdom and perfect realization. From "at that time" downward, paying respects and requesting can be understood.