[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) › 54.56 # 大方廣佛華嚴經隨疏演義鈔 54.56 大方廣佛華嚴經隨疏演義鈔 54.56 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [54.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1736.54.56) 疏「所以俟請」下，第二釋請所以。此疏有二意。前意之中自有二義：一為生行，生於恭敬，重法行故。由上首大眾及於如來加被請說，知法可重，故增恭敬。二為起說之由，令恭敬故，剛藏便說。疏「二前本分」下，是疏第二意。亦曲有二意：一為生行。謂生正解，解亦行故。若以請對說，請為生解、說為生行。若但就請，解亦名行，對所顯法就人名行故。二者顯法。即次疏言「云何生解」等。謂徵釋上解，便明顯法。云何顯法請分？為欲顯於地體離言念故。疏「得說默之由」者，由解脫月意，第一怪默騰疑請。第二金剛藏法深難受止，即默所以。故經云「菩薩行地事，最上諸佛本，顯示分別說，第一希有難。微細難可見，離念超心地，出生佛境界，聞者悉迷惑。」即默所以中顯地體也。 > From the commentary’s "The reason for awaiting the request" downward is the second part, explaining the reason for the request. This commentary has two intents. Within the former intent, there are itself two meanings: first, to produce practice, generating reverence, because it is the practice of valuing the Dharma. Because the principal figures, the great assembly, and the Tathāgata bestow empowering support to request the exposition, they know the Dharma is worthy of esteem, and thus their reverence increases. Second, to serve as the cause for initiating the exposition; because he causes them to be reverent, Vajragarbha then expounds. From the commentary’s "Second, the previous fundamental section" downward is the commentary's second intent. It also subtly contains two intents: first, to produce practice. That is, producing correct understanding, for understanding is also practice. If one pairs request against exposition: the request is for generating understanding, and the exposition is for generating practice. If one considers only the request, understanding is also called practice; relative to the Dharma revealed, in terms of the person it is called practice. Second, revealing the Dharma. That is, the subsequent commentary says, "How does it generate understanding?" and so forth. That is, examining and explaining the understanding above directly reveals the Dharma. How does the request section reveal the Dharma? It is because it wishes to reveal that the essence of the grounds transcends words and thoughts. Regarding the commentary’s "Obtaining the reasons for exposition and silence": because of Vimukticandra's intent, the first is wondering at the silence, raising doubts, and making the request. The second is that Vajragarbha's Dharma is profound and difficult to accept, which is the reason for the silence. Therefore the sūtra says: "The matters of the bodhisattva's practice grounds, the supreme root of all buddhas, / are shown, discriminated, and expounded, most rare and difficult. / Subtle and difficult to see, transcending thoughts and surpassing the mental ground, / giving birth to the realm of the buddhas; those who hear it are all bewildered." This is the revelation of the essence of the grounds within the reason for silence. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 54.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1736.54.55) - [Next: 54.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1736.54.57) - [Up: 54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1736.54) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1736~en-mt.54.56) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1736.54.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1736.54.56) · Pramāṇa