大方廣佛華嚴經疏 49.15

49.15

第五日益生盲喻，喻佛無生潛益身。有目者覩，非是獨為；生盲不見，亦未曾滅，以潛益故。合中二，先略、後廣。略中，五事皆盲，而無信為總，故云無信眼故。此即《涅槃》闡提三罪，無信斷善即一闡提，無解毀見則謗方等，毀戒邪命即犯四重禁、作五逆罪。此四至惡猶有佛性，亦為饒益令離苦集。後「佛子如來」下廣顯，中二：先能益光、後所益眾。今初二：先列十光、後結分齊。今初，十中初三成二莊嚴慧中二句，一普照事、一照淨理；次三成三慧，初二成聞慧、後一成思修；後四成四智，大圓鏡智無住普照故、平等性智絕戲論故、妙觀察智隨應演故、成所作智嚴土化生故。「佛子」下結數分齊。以日有千光，故結云千，實乃無數。五百照下者，五位自分行。五百照上者，五位勝進行。二「其菩薩」下所益中有四：初益菩薩、二益二乘、三益生盲、四益惡趣。菩薩有二種益：一益圓機頓證佛境、二益權機令熟權趣實。諸處謂五眼等，諸地謂種性地等。二乘、生盲可知。四「地獄」下光益惡趣，文有六段：一拔苦與樂、二「佛子」下因起邪見、三「是時」下慈音示正、四「彼諸」下迴邪報恩、五「如來」下佛與授記、六「佛子」下結光利益。此中諸益，多同隨好。

Fifth is the simile of the sun benefiting the congenitally blind, illustrating the Buddha's body of non-arising that secretly benefits. Those with eyes see it, but it is not solely for them; the congenitally blind do not see it, yet it has never been extinguished, because it secretly benefits them. In the application there are two parts: first, brief; second, extensive. In the brief part, in five matters they are all blind, and lack of faith is the general [cause]; hence it says, "Because they lack the eye of faith." These are the three offenses of the icchantika in the Nirvāṇa [Sūtra]: lacking faith and cutting off good roots is the icchantika; lacking understanding and corrupting views is slandering the vaipulya [sūtras]; breaking precepts and practicing wrong livelihood is committing the four grave prohibitions and committing the five heinous offenses. Although these four are supremely evil, they still possess the Buddha-nature, and [the Buddha] also benefits them to cause them to leave behind suffering and its accumulation. Later, from "Sons of the Buddha, the Tathāgata..." downward, it shows this extensively, in which there are two parts: first, the light that can benefit; second, the assembly that is benefited. In this first part there are two: first, listing the ten lights; second, concluding their bounds. In this first part, among the ten, the first three fulfill the two lines of wisdom with two adornments: one universally illuminates phenomena, one illuminates pure noumenon; the next three fulfill the three wisdoms: the first two fulfill the wisdom of hearing, and the latter one fulfills [the wisdoms of] contemplation and cultivation; the latter four fulfill the four wisdoms, because the great perfect mirror wisdom illuminates universally without abiding, the wisdom of equality ends conceptual proliferation, the wisdom of marvelous observation expounds according to needs, and the wisdom of accomplishing actions adorns lands and transforms beings. From "Sons of the Buddha..." downward, it concludes the count and bounds. Because the sun has a thousand rays, it concludes by saying a thousand, but in reality they are countless. The five hundred illuminating downward are the practices of one's own share in the five stations. The five hundred illuminating upward are the progressive practices of the five stations. Second, in that which is benefited from "those bodhisattvas..." downward, there are four: 1. benefiting bodhisattvas; 2. benefiting the two vehicles; 3. benefiting the congenitally blind; 4. benefiting the evil destinies. For bodhisattvas there are two kinds of benefits: 1. benefiting those of perfect capacity so that they suddenly realize the Buddha's realm; 2. benefiting those of provisional capacity so that they mature the provisional and head toward the real. "The various places" refers to the five eyes and so on; "the various stages" refers to the stage of the lineage and so on. The two vehicles and the congenitally blind are obvious. Fourth, from "hell..." downward, the light benefiting the evil destinies has six sections in the text: 1. removing suffering and giving joy; 2. from "Sons of the Buddha..." downward, giving rise to wrong views as a result; 3. from "at that time..." downward, the compassionate voice pointing out what is right; 4. from "those various..." downward, turning away from wrong and repaying kindness; 5. from "the Tathāgata..." downward, the Buddha bestowing a prophecy; 6. from "Sons of the Buddha..." downward, concluding the benefits of the light. The various benefits here mostly correspond to the secondary marks.