新華嚴經論 19.7

19.7

第一歡喜行，以檀波羅蜜為體。有四十三行經，分為五段。第一「佛子何等為歡喜行」已下至「令一切眾生歡喜愛樂」有九行半經，明行檀波羅蜜，學佛所有修行分。第二「隨諸方土有貧乏處」已下至「不違一切眾生之心」有十行半經，明此位菩薩見貧乏之處，誓願生彼富貴家，悉捨資財及以身命饒益分。第三「又作是念」已下至「三藐三菩提」有八行半經，明菩薩於飢餓劫中作廣大身，捨之濟乏分。第四從「菩薩如是」已下至「不見大果不見小果」有六行半經，明知真無想分。補特伽羅想，此曰數數取趣。摩納婆想者，此曰少年，亦曰儒童。意云不分別善惡老少，悉皆施與。第五從「爾時菩薩觀去來今」已下至「第一歡喜」行有七行半經，明觀眾生不堅固身，求堅固身令永安隱分。

The first practice of joy takes dāna-pāramitā as its essence. It has forty-three lines of scripture, divided into five sections. First, from 'Sons of the Buddha, what is the practice of joy?' down to 'causing all sentient beings to be joyful and pleased' has nine and a half lines of scripture, explaining the practice of dāna-pāramitā, learning all the cultivations of the Buddhas. Second, from 'wherever in any land there is poverty and lack' down to 'not going against the wishes of any sentient beings' has ten and a half lines of scripture, explaining that the bodhisattva in this stage, seeing places of poverty and lack, vows to be born into wealthy and noble families there, completely giving away material wealth as well as his physical life to benefit them. Third, from 'further making this thought' down to 'samyaksaṃbodhi' has eight and a half lines of scripture, explaining that during kalpas of famine the bodhisattva manifests a vast body and sacrifices it to relieve starvation. Fourth, from 'the bodhisattva thus' down to 'does not see great fruit nor see small fruit' has six and a half lines of scripture, explaining the knowledge of reality without conceptual notions. The notion of a pudgala (pudgala-saṃjñā) here means 'one who repeatedly takes rebirth in destinies.' The notion of a māṇava (māṇava-saṃjñā) here means 'a youth,' also called 'a scholarly lad.' The meaning is that he does not discriminate between good and evil, old and young, but gives to all. Fifth, from 'then the bodhisattva contemplates the past, future, and present' down to 'the first practice of joy' has seven and a half lines of scripture, explaining that he contemplates the non-durable body of sentient beings and seeks the durable body to establish them in eternal peace.