[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) › 20.30 # 大方廣佛華嚴經隨疏演義鈔 20.30 大方廣佛華嚴經隨疏演義鈔 20.30 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [20.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1736.20.30) 疏「然此中長行」下，相對料揀者，示說偈儀式。然上舉四種明偈體式，次明八義，即立偈之由，然通重頌及與孤起。〈華藏品〉亦有十例五對，唯約祇夜。今此料揀，唯局此文。雖是孤起，而經家廣列，故須會釋。總有六對：一因果者，如第十偈云「佛於無邊大劫海，為眾生故求菩提。」此舉因故，長行即云「自所悟處」，此顯果也。第二體用者，第二偈云「能然照世妙法燈」，用也，長行云「普觀一切悉自在」，體也。第三影略者，長行云「知一切法不生不滅不來不去」，偈中但云「了相無有」，即偈中略也。第四偈云「永滅眾生癡暗心」，長行但有「現見一切法」，即長行略也。第四難易者，如初天王，長行但云「得法界虛空界寂靜方便力解脫」，不見偈文，難為解釋。第五法喻不同者，長行第二但云「觀一切法」，偈云「能然照世妙法燈」是也。第六能所遞舉者，初天王但云「法界虛空界是所遍處」，偈中則云「佛身普遍諸大會」，則長行闕能遍。且就初段具有六對，況下諸段顯文甚多。言「傳授者善消息之」者，《易．豐卦》云「天地盈虛，與時消息。」釋云：消者盡也，息者生也。謂可加則加、可減則減，可出則出、可沒則沒，故言消息。 > Regarding the commentary's comparative analysis from "However, the prose here..." onwards: it shows the formal conventions for uttering verses. Having previously raised the four kinds to clarify the poetic forms of verses, it next clarifies eight meanings, which are the reasons for establishing verses; these apply both to reiterative verses (geya) and isolated verses (gāthā). The "Flower Treasury Chapter" also has ten instances and five pairs, which pertain solely to reiterative verses. This current analysis here is confined strictly to this passage. Although these are isolated verses, the compiler of the sūtra listed them extensively, and thus they must be integrated and interpreted. In all there are six pairs: First, cause and effect: as the tenth verse states, 'The Buddha, throughout ocean-like boundless great kalpas, sought bodhi for the sake of sentient beings.' This raises the cause, while the prose states 'the place of his own awakening', which manifests the effect. Second, essence and function: the second verse states, 'Able to light the wonderful Dharma lamp that illuminates the world'—this is function; the prose states, 'Universally viewing all things with complete mastery'—this is essence. Third, mutual implication and abbreviation: the prose states, 'Knowing all dharmas to be unarisen, unceasing, neither coming nor going', whereas the verse merely states, 'Fully understanding that characteristics do not exist'—this is abbreviation in the verse. The fourth verse states, 'Eternally extinguishing the dark minds of sentient beings' ignorance', while the prose only has 'Presently seeing all dharmas'—this is abbreviation in the prose. Fourth, difficulty and ease: as with the first heavenly king, the prose merely states, 'Attained the liberation of the power of quiescent upāya of the dharmadhātu and space realm'; without seeing the verse text, it would be difficult to interpret. Fifth, difference between dharma and metaphor: the second in the prose merely states, 'Viewing all dharmas', whereas the verse states, 'Able to light the wonderful Dharma lamp that illuminates the world'—this is it. Sixth, alternating presentation of subject and object: the first heavenly king merely states, 'The dharmadhātu and space realm are the pervasible spheres', while the verse states, 'The Buddha's body pervades all great assemblies'—thus the prose lacks the pervading agent. Considering merely the first section, it possesses all six pairs; how much more so for the lower sections, where explicit passages are very numerous! As for 'those who transmit it should assess it well': the Yijing's Feng hexagram states, 'The waxing and waning of heaven and earth diminish and grow in accord with time.' The commentary explains: 'Diminishing means exhausting; growing means generating.' That is, where something can be added, add it; where something can be reduced, reduce it; where it can be brought out, bring it out; where it can be submerged, submerge it; hence it is called 'assessing'. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 20.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1736.20.29) - [Next: 20.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1736.20.31) - [Up: 20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1736.20) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1736~en-mt.20.30) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1736.20.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1736.20.30) · Pramāṇa