大方廣佛華嚴經疏 60.2

60.2

第二「善男子善知識者如慈母」下教勸，謂教其事友之方。文有四段，皆約喻顯。一教念友勝德，於中先歎勝、後「常當如是」下結勸。二「復次汝承事」下教起事友心行，有二十一句，文顯。三「復次汝應於自身」下身友對辨，文有十句，句各四事，可知。四「善男子汝應發如是心」下結勸成益。於中二：初正勸、後「何以」下舉益釋成。於中亦二：先正釋事友之益、後「復次」下重讚友為能益故宜承事。第三「善男子舉要」下雙結誡勸二門，謂別說難窮，故結廣從略。於中亦二：先寄數結多、後「我復略說」下總收結多。既通一切，何但百千，明知前云十不可說，意顯無盡耳。第六「時善財」下戀德禮辭。

Second, from "good man, a good spiritual friend is like a loving mother" onward, teaching and encouraging, meaning instructing him in the method of serving the friend. The text has four sections, all revealed through metaphors. 1. Instructing him to be mindful of the superior virtues of the friend; within this, first praising the superiority, and next, from "one should always like this..." onward, concluding with encouragement. 2. From "furthermore, you serving..." onward, instructing him to give rise to the mind and practice of serving the friend; there are twenty-one clauses, and the text is clear. 3. From "furthermore, toward your own body you should..." onward, contrasting and distinguishing between oneself and the friend; there are ten clauses, each clause having four matters, which can be understood. 4. From "good man, you should generate such a mind" onward, concluding with encouragement to accomplish the benefits. In this there are two parts: first, directly encouraging; next, from "why?" onward, citing the benefits to explain and establish it. In this there are also two parts: first, directly explaining the benefits of serving the friend; next, from "furthermore" onward, reiterating praise of the friend as being able to benefit, so one ought to serve him. Third, from "good man, in brief" onward, concluding both portals of admonition and encouragement together, meaning that individual explanations are hard to exhaust, so it concludes the extensive by following the concise. In this there are also two parts: first, lodging in numbers to conclude the many; next, from "I shall further briefly explain" onward, generally gathering and concluding the many. Since it extends to all, how could it be merely hundreds of thousands? It clearly shows that what was previously called ten ineffables was intended to reveal inexhaustibility. Sixth, from "then Sudhana..." onward, cherishing his virtues, paying homage, and taking leave.