華嚴經探玄記 19.95

19.95

第四「爾時大天」下示己法界，於中二：初授法方便、後正授己法。前中亦二：初身業、後語業。身中，以四長臂者，四無礙解方便用也。取四海水者，與法界勝流義相應。洗其面者，淨己應機之面。古來皆謂洗善財面，今勘梵本，以四長臂於四方處各取一海水自洗己面，是則水洗淨己，能對花散善財就其所。二「作如是言」下語業歎機，初一句總。奇特法者，世間所無故。二別歎為歸，攝以正道。三別歎為師，護以正法。四別歎為將，引至智城。五「具足」下結離過應機。二「我成就」下正示己法中三：初標名體、二顯業用、三結自位。初中，雲網者，六度行法有潤益義、遍覆義，喻之如雲；有澇漉義、隱映義，況之以網，則以六度行為體。二「白言」下明業用中，先問、後答。答中三：初教行施行，於中初積物、二教施、三類餘眾生；二「復次」下教行戒等；三「如是等」下總結行成。三「我唯」下結己自分。

Fourth, from "At that time Mahādeva" onward reveals his own dharmadhātu, within which there are two parts: first, the upāya of bestowing the Dharma; second, the actual bestowal of his own Dharma. Within the first there are also two: first, bodily action; second, vocal action. In the bodily [action], "with four long arms" refers to the skillful function of the four unobstructed knowledges. "Taking water from the four seas" corresponds to the meaning of the superior outflow of the dharmadhātu. "Washing his face" means purifying his own face that responds to capacities. Since antiquity everyone has said that he washed Sudhana's face. Now, checking the Sanskrit text, with his four long arms he took a sea's water from each of the four directions and washed his own face; thus with water he purified himself, and facing [Sudhana], scattered flowers upon Sudhana and approached his place. Second, from "spoke these words" onward is the vocal action praising [Sudhana's] capacity, the first phrase being general. "Extraordinary dharmas" means they do not exist in the mundane world. Second, he specifically praises him as a refuge, gathering [beings] by the correct path. Third, he specifically praises him as a teacher, protecting [them] with the correct Dharma. Fourth, he specifically praises him as a general, leading [them] to the city of wisdom. Fifth, from "complete" onward concludes by [praising his] freedom from faults and responsiveness to capacities. Second, from "I have accomplished" onward, within the actual demonstration of his own Dharma, there are three parts: first, designating the name and essence; second, revealing the karmic function; third, concluding with his own stage. Within the first, "cloud net" refers to the practice of the six pāramitās having the meaning of moistening benefit and pervasive covering, which is compared to a cloud; and having the meaning of dipping and drawing out and of luminous inter-reflection, which is compared to a net—thus taking the practice of the six pāramitās as its essence. Second, from "said" onward clarifies the karmic function, first asking and then answering. Within the answer there are three: first, teaching the practice of giving, within which are first, accumulating goods; second, teaching giving; third, extending by analogy to other sentient beings; second, from "furthermore" onward, teaching the practice of morality, and so forth; third, from "such as these" onward, generally concludes the completion of practice. Third, from "I only" onward concludes his own portion.