大方廣佛華嚴經疏 7.7
English (machine translation) 7.7
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7.7
There are eleven verses.
In the first, dragons have four afflictions of fever, called the suffering of blazing burning, all of which are now cured. 1. The suffering of being eaten by garuḍas: the first line is the cure, by contemplating the Buddha-dharma as identical to the three refuges; 2. the suffering of reverting to their original body during sexual union, and 3. the suffering of minute parasites in their scales: both are cured by the second line, through learning the Buddha's equal benefit; 4. the suffering of hot sand adhering to the body: the last two lines are the cure. Unable to bear the itching of the parasites, they roll in hot sand; now, great compassion and pity are able to cure this. Some say that among the four sufferings there is no suffering of minute parasites in the scales, but rather the suffering of wind blowing away their jewel robes to expose their bodies; this is also cured by the second line. In terms of dragons, it speaks for now of the dragon destiny; the final line, regarding the Buddha, universally pulls them out of terrifying paths.
In the second, this discusses manifestation in terms of the Buddha; earlier it said that the dragon can turn it. Moreover, previously a single thought was brief in time, whereas here a single pore is small in space; the two texts mutually reflect and abbreviate. The remaining nine are self-evident. But the fifth verse is what was omitted earlier.
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- 大方廣佛華嚴經疏 — Classical Chinese