[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) › 59.74 # 大方廣佛華嚴經隨疏演義鈔 59.74 大方廣佛華嚴經隨疏演義鈔 59.74 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [59.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1736.59.74) 疏「一內心知足離於起因」者，起因即貪。貪心難滿，故行邪婬。「二自足妻色離受畜因」者，不足於妻，方有邪故，自足故無。則足字兩用，一唯取知足屬心、二連上自妻足故，離受畜因故。「晉譯論經」下，通會二經。自足乃由等者，成彼二經，明登地已上無非梵行，但由寄報示有而已，無有從事，則顯自足妻色。知足之言似不愜當，但揀婬妷過度，故云知足，不妨從事。從「知足約心亦不妨梵行」者，顯今經意。以有知足之言，則有離起因義；無貪心故，但云自足，唯離受畜因耳。亦不妨梵行者，但明心中知足，非於事上知足。正同《淨名》「示有妻子，常修梵行」，則知足之言妙矣，翻顯自足之言未有梵行之相。 > Regarding the Commentary's "First, inner contentment, relinquishing the cause of arising": the cause of arising is greed. A greedy mind is difficult to satisfy; therefore, one engages in sexual misconduct. "Second, being content with one's own wife's form, relinquishing the cause of receiving and keeping": being discontent with one's wife, deviance only then arises; because of being content with one's own, it does not exist. Thus the word "contentment" (zu) has two uses: first, merely taking contentment of mind, which belongs to the mind; second, linking with one's own wife, being content with her, thus relinquishing the cause of receiving and keeping. From "The Jin translation of the treatise and sūtra" below, the two sūtras are reconciled. "Contentment with one's own is due to" and so on establishes those two sūtras, clarifying that from the attainment of the Grounds and above there is no non-celibacy (brahmacarya); it is merely through lodged retribution that it is manifested, without actual engagement in the deed. This shows that "being content with one's own wife's form"—the phrasing "knowing contentment"—seems not quite appropriate; it merely distinguishes excessive lust, hence it is called "knowing contentment," which does not preclude the deed. From "'Knowing contentment' with respect to the mind also does not impede brahmacarya," it clarifies the intention of the present sūtra. Because it has the expression "knowing contentment," there is the meaning of relinquishing the cause of arising; because there is no greedy mind, merely saying "content with one's own" only relinquishes the cause of receiving and keeping. "Also does not impede brahmacarya" merely clarifies knowing contentment in the mind, not being content in external deeds. This directly accords with the Vimalakīrti-nirdeśa: "Manifesting the possession of a wife and children, yet constantly cultivating brahmacarya." Thus the expression "knowing contentment" is subtle, which in turn reveals that the expression "content with one's own" does not yet have the characteristic of brahmacarya. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 59.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1736.59.73) - [Next: 59.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1736.59.75) - [Up: 59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1736.59) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1736~en-mt.59.74) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1736.59.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1736.59.74) · Pramāṇa