華嚴經探玄記 7.22

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第二以觀佛心堅名堅固幢。十偈分三：初七歎佛德、次二勸修趣入、後一結見聞益。初中五，先二偈明體用超情，謂初一體深、次半用廣、下半超情；二有二偈明德深勸近，初偈德深，上半說深法、下半起淨身。謂明佛淨身隨順萬行因緣而起，謂本性為因、所修為緣。何故顯此德者？明從緣起是可成法。後偈勸求，義理便故。三一偈歎佛令供廣益德，謂淨心常心供令成佛。四一偈歎佛令觀增行德，初句增長德、二長行、三離惑、四結觀。五一頌歎大人觀解德，謂究竟法性之佛子方解了故。勸修中，初偈勸起欲求道、後偈勸報恩敬近。下結益，上半結歎，謂見佛結上佛德，聞佛法結上導師所說等法；下半顯益。

Second, because his mind contemplating the Buddha is firm, he is named Sthiradhvaja. The ten verses are divided into three: the first seven praise the Buddha's virtues, the next two encourage cultivation to enter, and the final one concludes with the benefits of seeing and hearing. In the first part there are five: first, two verses clarify that essence and function transcend sentiment, meaning that the first [verse's] essence is profound, the next half's function is vast, and the lower half transcends sentiment; second, there are two verses clarifying that his virtue is profound and encouraging drawing close: the first verse's virtue is profound—the upper half speaks of profound Dharma, and the lower half raises the pure body. That is, it clarifies that the Buddha's pure body arises in accordance with the causes and conditions of the myriad practices, with the fundamental nature as the cause and what is cultivated as the condition. Why reveal this virtue? To clarify that arising from conditions is an accomplishable dharma. The latter verse encourages seeking, because it facilitates the meaning and principle. Third, one verse praises the virtue of the Buddha causing offerings to bring vast benefits, meaning that offerings made with a pure mind and constant mind cause one to achieve buddhahood. Fourth, one verse praises the virtue of the Buddha causing contemplation to increase practice: the first line is increasing virtue, the second is growing practice, the third is leaving delusions, and the fourth concludes contemplation. Fifth, one verse praises the great person's virtue of contemplative understanding, meaning that only the Buddha's heir who has realized the ultimate dharmatā can understand it. In encouraging cultivation, the first verse encourages giving rise to the desire to seek the Way, and the latter verse encourages repaying kindness and reverently drawing close. Below, concluding the benefits: the upper half concludes the praise, meaning that seeing the Buddha concludes the Buddha's virtues above, and hearing the Buddha's Dharma concludes the Dharma expounded by the Guide and so forth above; the lower half reveals the benefits.