新華嚴經論 36.8

36.8

第二推德昇進門中，從「如諸菩薩摩訶薩」已下至「辭退而去」有十五行半經，約分為五門。一推德昇進者，從「如諸菩薩」已下是。二示善知識方所者，云南方，如前所釋。三示善知識所居城者，城名師子宮，此約化主立名。師子是無畏義，明此第五離癡亂行中以禪定為宮。四有長者號法寶髻者，表此長者所行禪行是法界體用自在無礙禪，總攝十波羅蜜行，八正道咸在其中。如下長者所居其宅十層樓閣宅有八門者，是明定體遍該諸行。名法寶髻者，表𣡩攝諸位故、至法頂故。五禮敬辭去。

Second, within the door of advancing by deferring virtue, from "As all the bodhisattva-mahāsattvas" down to "taking his leave and departing," there are fifteen and a half lines of the sūtra text, which are divided roughly into five doors: 1. Advancing by deferring virtue, which is from "As all the bodhisattvas" downward. 2. Indicating the spiritual friend's direction and place: it says "the south," as explained previously. 3. Indicating the city where the spiritual friend resides: the city is named Lion Palace (Siṃhaprāsāda); this establishes the name with reference to the transforming master. "Lion" has the meaning of fearlessness, clarifying that within this fifth practice, the practice of freedom from confusion and distraction, dhyāna-concentration is taken as the palace. 4. There is an elder named Jewel Topknot of Dharma (Dharmaratnacūḍa): this symbolizes that the dhyāna practice cultivated by this elder is the dhyāna of unhindered mastery of the essence and function of the dharmadhātu, which completely gathers the practices of the ten pāramitās, with the eightfold noble path entirely contained within it. As described below, the residence where the elder dwells is a ten-story pavilion with eight gates; this clarifies that the essence of concentration universally encompasses all practices. The name Dharmaratnacūḍa symbolizes that it gathers and crowns all stages, reaching the summit of Dharma. 5. Paying homage, taking leave, and departing.