[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [大方廣佛華嚴經疏](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1735) › 44.19 # 大方廣佛華嚴經疏 44.19 大方廣佛華嚴經疏 44.19 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [44.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1735.44.19) 第四寶珠喻轉盡堅固功德者，先喻、後合，各有總別。總云過眾寶者，論經云「過十寶性」，雖不列名。論但云「過瑠璃等」，意但取玻瓈等。不能出寶者，以況小乘八輩及緣覺行果，但有淨相無利生用。今以出寶乃至放光，則出過眾寶，故取之為喻。故論云「以出故取」。亦可以出海故取之。除不出者，闕餘義故。別中攝十為八，合六七八故。八中，一出功德可取者，選擇出海故，由初地中如智善觀出煩惱海也。二色功德，由治理之則色明淨故。三形相、四無垢、五明淨，並可知。六起行功德，即次下三句，謂智行穿徹方便行攝持自在，行高顯故，相用不染猶彼瑠璃，頌云「金剛取不動不壞」。上三皆是異相莊嚴，故合為一。後二句明功用殊勝，謂七神力功德，聞持普照，體用微妙故。八不護功德，謂隨王雨寶，無護惜故。約法則得佛正智，受位如王，令一切眾生同己善根藏故，如隨意雨寶故。合云廣作佛事，合文可知。 > Fourth, regarding the simile of the precious gem illustrating the merit of supreme firmness, the simile comes first and the correspondence follows, both containing general and specific \[treatments\]. As for the general \[phrase\] 'surpassing all jewels,' the scripture of the treatise says 'surpassing the natures of the ten jewels,' although it does not list their names. The commentary only says 'surpassing vaiḍūrya and the like,' the intent being merely to take crystal and the like. Those unable to produce jewels are used to illustrate the eight ranks of the Hīnayāna and the practice and fruit of the pratyekabuddhas, which only have the mark of purity but lack the function of benefiting sentient beings. Now, by producing jewels and even emitting light, it surpasses all jewels; hence it is taken as a simile. Therefore the treatise says: 'It is taken because of its coming forth.' It may also be taken because of its emerging from the ocean. Those that do not come forth are excluded because they lack the remaining characteristics. In the specific \[treatment\], the ten are subsumed into eight, because the sixth, seventh, and eighth are combined. Among the eight: First, the merit of emergence that may be taken refers to being selected and emerging from the ocean; this is because in the first stage, by means of such wisdom one skillfully contemplates and emerges from the ocean of afflictions. Second is the merit of color: because through processing and polishing its color becomes clear and pure. Third is the shape and form, fourth is undefiled, and fifth is clear and pure; these are all understandable. Sixth is the merit of giving rise to practice, which refers to the following three phrases: namely, the practice of wisdom pierces through, the practice of skillful means grasps and holds with sovereignty, and because the practice is lofty and evident, its marks and functions are unstained like that vaiḍūrya; the gāthā says, 'Diamond takes the unshakeable and indestructible.' The above three are all adornments of distinctive marks, and are thus combined into one. The last two phrases explain the supremacy of function: the seventh is the merit of spiritual power, with hearing, retention, and universal illumination, because essence and function are subtle and marvelous. The eighth is the merit of not guarding, which means that in accordance with the king it rains down jewels without any parsimonious guarding. In terms of phenomena, one attains the correct wisdom of the Buddha, receives the stage like a king, and causes all sentient beings to share one's own treasury of wholesome roots, just like raining jewels according to wish. The correspondence says 'widely performing Buddha-deeds'; the text of the correspondence is understandable. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 44.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1735.44.18) - [Next: 44.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1735.44.20) - [Up: 44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1735.44) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1735~en-mt.44.19) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1735.44.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1735.44.19) · Pramāṇa