勝鬘寶窟 3.47

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「世尊如來藏者」，第十三〈自性清淨隱覆章〉。作三門釋之：一來意門。所以有此一章來者，上〈顛倒真實章〉明依如來藏說有生死，是真實說；三種眾生不依如來藏說有生死，是顛倒。今次論能依所依染淨之義。能依生死，此即是染；所依之藏，此即是淨。淨不應有染、染不應有淨，此事難明，唯佛能了。今欲論此義，有此章來也。又前〈如來藏章〉中但云不離煩惱藏是如來藏，未知云何不離。今此中正明如來藏客塵煩惱染，名為不離。故有此章來也。又近從〈顛倒章〉來。生疑者云：三種眾生有如來藏，何因緣故非其境界？為釋此疑，言三種眾生雖皆有藏，以諸煩惱覆故，非其境界也。又上〈顛倒真實〉，明下情不及；今此自性清淨難知，是佛境界，顯唯上智能知，故次明也。又上釋如來藏一名一義，此章明多名多義。所以然者，其此章明如來藏究竟，故其此廣辨。又論佛法根本大事，大事謂佛性，佛性即自性清淨心。此事應須論辨，故有此章也。

"World-Honoured One, the tathāgatagarbha..." introduces Chapter Thirteen, "The Intrinsic Purity Hidden and Veiled." It is explained through three gates: First, the gate of contextual intention. As for why this chapter appears: above, the chapter "Perverted and Real" explained that stating there is saṃsāra dependent on the tathāgatagarbha is real discourse; that the three kinds of sentient beings do not state that there is saṃsāra dependent on the tathāgatagarbha is perversion. Next, it discusses the meaning of defilement and purity of what depends and what is depended upon. Saṃsāra, which depends, is defiled; the garbha, which is depended upon, is pure. Purity should not have defilement, and defilement should not have purity; this matter is difficult to fathom, known only to the Buddha. Wishing now to discuss this meaning, this chapter appears. Furthermore, in the earlier "Chapter on the Tathāgatagarbha" it merely said that not being separate from the kleśagarbha is the tathāgatagarbha, but it was not yet known how it is not separate. Here it directly clarifies that the tathāgatagarbha being defiled by adventitious defilements is called 'not being separate'. Therefore, this chapter appears. Furthermore, it follows closely from the chapter "Perversion". Doubters ask: Sentient beings of the three kinds possess the tathāgatagarbha; for what cause and condition is it not their realm? To resolve this doubt, it states that although the three kinds of sentient beings all possess the garbha, because it is covered by defilements, it is not their realm. Furthermore, above in "Perverted and Real," it explained what the lower faculties cannot reach; here, intrinsic purity is difficult to know and is the Buddha's realm, revealing that only the highest wisdom can know it; hence it is explained next. Furthermore, above it explained the tathāgatagarbha under one name and one meaning; this chapter explains it under multiple names and multiple meanings. The reason for this is that this chapter explains the tathāgatagarbha to the ultimate extent; hence it discriminates broadly here. Moreover, it discusses the fundamental great matter of the Buddha-Dharma: the great matter is the buddhadhātu, and the buddhadhātu is the prakṛtiprabhāsvara-citta. This matter must be discussed and distinguished; hence this chapter appears.