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無量壽經連義述文贊 2.51

無量壽經連義述文贊 2.51

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2.51

經曰「阿難當知」至「無能遏絕」者,述云,第二、舉德勅許。有二:初、舉佛德以述成;後、勅許以答所問。初又有二:初、直述果勝;後、將因顯勝。初又有二:此初、述阿難所念也。如來正覺者,即奇特之法。其智難量者,即平等三昧發勝妙智故,以智難量述住佛住。多所導御者,即述導師行。有說:慧見無礙即如來德。非也。越述天尊之德,却成最勝道,無別所以故。今即慧見無礙者述最勝之道。無能遏絕者,即如來德。遏(阿達反),壅也絕也。佛德既勝妙,不為餘聖之抑遏,故云無遏絕。

The sūtra says: from “Ānanda, you should know” to “none can obstruct or stop.” The commentary states: Second, adducing virtue and giving permission. There are two parts: first, adducing the Buddha's virtue to confirm [the matter]; later, giving permission in order to answer what was asked. The first also has two parts: first, directly stating the superiority of the fruit; later, using the cause to reveal its superiority. The first also has two parts; this is the first, confirming what Ānanda recollected. “The Tathāgata's perfect awakening” is the exceptional dharma. “His wisdom is difficult to measure” means that from the equanimity samādhi he brings forth supreme, wondrous wisdom; hence, by saying his wisdom is difficult to measure, it confirms his abiding in the Buddha's abiding. “He guides and restrains widely” confirms the practice of the guide. Some say: “His wise vision is unobstructed” is the Tathāgata's virtue. This is not correct. There would be no particular reason to skip past confirming the virtue of the Honoured of Heaven only to complete the supreme path. Here, “his wise vision is unobstructed” confirms the supreme path. “None can obstruct or stop” is the Tathāgata's virtue. “Obstruct” (遏, pronounced a-da) means to block and cut off. Since the Buddha's virtue is supreme and wondrous, it is not impeded or blocked by other noble ones; hence it says “none can obstruct or stop.”

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