大方廣佛華嚴經疏 44.20

44.20

大文第九「佛子此集」下地利益分。於中三：初顯法利益、二「如此世界」下結通十方、三「爾時復以」下他方來證。今初，分二：初生信功德、後「雨眾天」下供養功德。今初復二：先明說益生信，謂欲令物生決定信，故說利益；後「爾時」下動地生信。今初，亦二：先總歎難聞、後「解脫月」下問答顯益。答中二：先正顯等於佛智；後「何以」下徵以釋成，先反，後順。然聞有二義：一者汎爾聞，為遠益故；二不取聞相，初後圓融真實聞故。聞已等佛，何更修也。若更修行，等多佛故。第二動地生信中，佛力為緣而動地者，亦為生信故。又法如是者，亦是因也。餘如初會。

Major Section 9, beginning with 'O sons of the Buddha, this assembly,' is the section on the benefits of the stages. Within it there are three parts: first, revealing the benefits of the Dharma; second, beginning with 'Just as in this world,' concluding by extending to the ten directions; third, beginning with 'At that time, again with,' other directions arriving to bear witness. Now, the first [part] is divided into two: first, the merit of generating faith; second, beginning with 'Raining celestial beings,' the merit of making offerings. Now, the first also has two: first, explaining that the benefit of the exposition generates faith, meaning that in order to make beings give rise to resolute faith, the benefits are explained; second, beginning with 'At that time,' the quaking of the earth generates faith. Now, the first also has two: first, a general praise of it being difficult to hear; second, beginning with 'Liberation Moon,' questions and answers reveal the benefit. Within the answer there are two: first, directly revealing equality with the Buddha's wisdom; second, beginning with 'Why is this so,' questioning and explaining to establish it, first inversely and then forwardly. However, hearing has two meanings: first, ordinary hearing, which serves as a distant benefit; second, not grasping the mark of hearing, which is true hearing through the perfect interpenetration of beginning and end. Having heard it, one is already equal to the Buddha, so why cultivate further? If one cultivates further, it is to equal many Buddhas. Second, in the quaking of the earth generating faith, the Buddha's power acting as a condition to quake the earth is also to generate faith. Moreover, 'the Dharma being as such' is also a cause. The rest is as in the first assembly.