華嚴經探玄記 20.17

20.17

第三見敬申請中三：先方便推求、二見其勝報、三致敬請問。初中四：先天眾迎讚、二善財印述、三天眾供歎、四昇堂推覓。初中二：先迎、二「白言」下讚此是守堂神。讚中四：初讚行究竟、二「我觀」下讚精進得果、三「我觀」下歎精進得法、四「何以」下釋成可知。二「善財答言」下印述中二：初一句印其所說、二「欲令」下述自所作。於中四：初於惡眾生起大慈行，有法、喻、合可知；二於修善眾生起大喜行；三「何以」下釋成所由；四「若有菩薩」下結行利益，於中十六句，皆有標釋，可知。「天神」下總結，可知。三「善財將昇」下明天眾供歎中，先供散其身；二頌歎其德，十偈分四：初三歎利生行、次一求友行、次三無礙行、後三勇猛行。四「爾時」下昇堂推覓，可知。二「即見」下明見勝報。於中，一見正報；二見眷屬；三顯眷屬同行德，於中有十句：一本行同、二四攝同、三大悲同、四大慈同、五大智同、六不退同、七行滿同、八離障同、九普行同、十成果同。三致敬請問中，皆問悲智等逆順無礙行，有九句：一在染不污、二得理不證、三得果住因、四出世恒入、五處理現事、六無言現說、七知空攝化、八知寂恒供、九知真行俗。

In the third part, seeing, paying respect, and applying to request, there are three: first, seeking by expedients; second, seeing her supreme retribution; third, paying respect and requesting instruction. In the first part there are four: first, the heavenly hosts welcoming and praising; second, Sudhana confirming and narrating; third, the heavenly hosts making offerings and praising; fourth, ascending the hall to search. In the first part there are two: first, welcoming; second, from "addressed... saying" onward, praising this deity who guards the hall. In the praise there are four: first, praising practice as consummate; second, from "I observe" onward, praising vigor attaining the fruit; third, from "I observe" onward, praising vigor attaining the Dharma; fourth, from "why" onward, explaining and establishing, which can be understood. Second, in the section confirming and narrating from "Sudhana replied" onward, there are two: first, one phrase confirming what they said; second, from "wishing to cause" onward, narrating what he himself does. Within this there are four: first, giving rise to the practice of great loving-kindness toward evil sentient beings, with doctrine, analogy, and combination, which can be understood; second, giving rise to the practice of great sympathetic joy toward sentient beings who cultivate good; third, from "why" onward, explaining the reasons; fourth, from "if there are bodhisattvas" onward, concluding the benefits of the practice, wherein are sixteen phrases, all having indication and explanation, which can be understood. From "heavenly deity" onward is the general conclusion, which can be understood. Third, from "when Sudhana was about to ascend" onward clarifies the heavenly hosts making offerings and praising: first, offering by scattering [flowers over] his body; second, verses praising his virtue, ten verses divided into four: the first three praise practices benefiting beings; the next one, the practice of seeking friends; the next three, unobstructed practice; the last three, courageous practice. Fourth, from "at that time" onward, ascending the hall to search, which can be understood. Second, from "immediately saw" onward clarifies seeing the supreme retribution. Within this, 1. seeing the direct retribution; 2. seeing the retinue; 3. revealing the retinue's virtue of shared practice, wherein are ten phrases: 1. identity of fundamental practice; 2. identity of the four means of embracing; 3. identity of great compassion; 4. identity of great loving-kindness; 5. identity of great wisdom; 6. identity of non-retrogression; 7. identity of fulfillment of practice; 8. identity of freedom from hindrances; 9. identity of universal practice; 10. identity of fruition. Third, in paying respect and requesting instruction, all inquire about the unimpeded practices, both transverse and direct, of compassion, wisdom, and so forth, comprising nine phrases: 1. being in defilement without being tainted; 2. attaining the principle without clinging to realization; 3. attaining the fruit while abiding in the cause; 4. being transcendent yet constantly entering; 5. abiding in the absolute while manifesting phenomena; 6. being wordless while manifesting speech; 7. knowing emptiness while gathering and transforming; 8. knowing quiescence while constantly offering; 9. knowing the ultimate while practicing the conventional.