[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) › [大方廣佛華嚴經隨疏演義鈔](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1736) › 10.23 # 大方廣佛華嚴經隨疏演義鈔 10.23 大方廣佛華嚴經隨疏演義鈔 10.23 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [10.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1736.10.23) 疏「出現品云」下，引證。略引二經：初引〈出現〉云。「乃至云設一切」等者，其乃至中合云「菩提無相無非相，無一無種種故。佛子！假使有人能化作恒河沙等心，一一心復化作恒河沙等佛，皆無色無形無相。如是盡恒河沙劫無有休息。佛子！於汝意云何？此人化心化作如來，凡有幾何如來性起？妙德菩薩言：『如我解於仁所說義，化與不化等無有異。云何問言凡有幾何？』普賢菩薩言：『善哉佛子！如汝所說。』」設一切眾生下同疏，末後云「皆以無相平等故」者，義引合云等無有異。何以故？菩提無相故。若無有相則無增減。 > Regarding the Commentary's 'The "Tathāgatotpattisambhava Chapter" states' and so on, it adduces proof. It briefly cites two sūtras: first, it cites the 'Tathāgatotpattisambhava Chapter', which states: '...down to saying, suppose all...' and so on. What falls within the 'down to' ought to state: 'Because bodhi is without characteristics and without non-characteristics, and is devoid of oneness and devoid of multiplicity. Sons of the Buddha! Suppose someone could transformatively manifest minds as numerous as the sands of the Ganges, and each mind were again transformatively to manifest Buddhas as numerous as the sands of the Ganges, all devoid of form, shape, and characteristics. \[Suppose he did so\] ceaselessly for kalpas as numerous as the sands of the Ganges. Sons of the Buddha! What do you think? As this person by transformative minds transformatively manifests Tathāgatas, how many Tathāgatas' natures arise in all?' Bodhisattva Wonderfully Virtuous (Mañjuśrī) said, 'As I understand the meaning of what you have spoken, the transformed and the non-transformed are equal and without difference. Why do you ask how many there are in all?' Samantabhadra Bodhisattva said, 'Excellent, Son of the Buddha! It is just as you have spoken.'' From 'Suppose all sentient beings' onward is the same as in the Commentary. At the very end it says, 'because all are equal through being devoid of characteristics,' which by paraphrasing should read 'equal and without difference.' Why is this? Because bodhi is devoid of characteristics. If it is devoid of characteristics, then there is neither increase nor decrease. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 10.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1736.10.22) - [Next: 10.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1736.10.24) - [Up: 10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1736.10) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1736~en-mt.10.23) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1736.10.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1736.10.23) · Pramāṇa