無量壽經連義述文贊 2.46

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經曰「發深智慧」至「問斯慧義」者，述云：此次、別歎其問也。發深智慧者，歎問之智。真妙辯才者，歎問之言。愍念眾生者，歎問之意。有說：念佛五德，故發深智慧。歎佛住於五德，故云真妙辯才。此恐不然。念佛五德、歎佛五住，義無別故。念若不歎、歎若不念，皆非正理故。今即稱佛之五號，故發深智慧。將五住之德，歎五號之義，故真妙辯才。雖問五德，五德皆以智為主，故云問慧義。

The sūtra says: from “Giving rise to deep wisdom” to “ask about this meaning of wisdom.” The commentary states: This is next, praising his question specifically. “Giving rise to deep wisdom” praises the wisdom of the question. “True and wondrous eloquence” praises the words of the question. “Pitying and thinking of sentient beings” praises the intention of the question. Some say: He gave rise to deep wisdom because he recollected the five virtues of the Buddha, and said “true and wondrous eloquence” because he praised the Buddha abiding in the five virtues. This is likely not correct. There is no difference in meaning between recollecting the Buddha's five virtues and praising the Buddha's five abidings. If there is recollection without praise, or praise without recollection, neither conforms to correct principle. Here, it is because he called upon the Buddha's five designations that he gave rise to deep wisdom; and because he used the virtues of the five abidings to praise the meaning of the five designations, there is true and wondrous eloquence. Although he asked about the five virtues, the five virtues all take wisdom as their master; hence it says “ask about this meaning of wisdom.”