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華嚴經探玄記 20.42

華嚴經探玄記 20.42

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Classical Chinese

20.42

第十幻智歸幻門知識內,初中城名妙意花者,梵名蘇滿那也。以彼城門之側有此花故,立以為名。此亦在南天竺。童子童女表智悲相資,智則依德而起,悲則蘊德以成。舊本名妙德,當此德生也。妙德惠,當此有德也。以本語名室利末,此云有德。室利末底,此云德惠。以聲字相近故,二譯不同也。

Within the tenth spiritual friend of the gate of returning to illusion through illusory wisdom: in the first, the city is named Wondrous Mind Flower, in Sanskrit *Sumanā*. Because this flower grows beside the city gate, it is named after it. This is also in South India. The boy and girl signify wisdom and compassion supporting each other: wisdom arises relying on virtue, and compassion is completed by accumulating virtue. The older translation called [him] Wondrous Virtue, corresponding to the present Birth of Virtue (*Śrīsaṃbhava*). Wondrous Virtuous Wisdom corresponds to the present Possessing Virtue (*Śrīmatī*). In the original language, the name is *Śrīmat*, which means possessing virtue; *Śrīmati* means virtuous wisdom. Because the sounds and characters are close, the two translations differ.

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