觀無量壽佛經義疏 3.66

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「『作是觀者，名觀一切佛身。以觀佛身故，亦見佛心。佛心者，大慈悲是，以無緣慈攝諸眾生。』」見佛心者，身為心相，故佛無一切心，唯有大慈悲。慈者與樂，悲即拔苦。眾生無盡，佛大慈悲亦無有盡。《智論》云「慈有三種：一、眾生緣慈。無心攀緣一切眾生，而於眾生自然現益。二、法緣慈。無心觀法，而於諸法自然對治。三、無緣慈。無心觀理，而於平等第一義中自然安住。」後一據理體，前二約事用。今舉無緣，義收三種。謂諸佛心不住有無、不依三世、平等大慧常照法界、以此攝生、生無不攝。不由緣起、故云無緣。即前所謂「念佛眾生攝取不捨」是也。二、結益。

"[The Buddha said:] 'Those who perform this contemplation are said to contemplate the bodies of all Buddhas. By contemplating the Buddha's body, one also sees the Buddha's mind. The Buddha's mind is great compassion; with unconditioned compassion it gathers in all sentient beings.'" Regarding seeing the Buddha's mind, the body is the outward aspect of the mind; therefore, the Buddha has no worldly mind, having only great compassion. Benevolence (maitrī) is bestowing joy, and compassion (karuṇā) is relieving suffering. Sentient beings are boundless, and the Buddha's great compassion is likewise boundless. The Dazhidu lun states: "Compassion has three kinds: first, compassion conditioned by sentient beings, wherein there is no mental clinging to sentient beings, yet benefits naturally appear to them; second, compassion conditioned by dharmas, wherein there is no deliberate contemplation of dharmas, yet antidotes naturally arise for all dharmas; third, unconditioned compassion, wherein there is no conceptual contemplation of truth, yet one naturally abides in the equal ultimate reality." The latter one is based on the noumenal essence, while the first two concern phenomenal functions. Here, mentioning unconditioned compassion subsumes all three kinds in meaning. It means the minds of all Buddhas do not abide in existence or nonexistence, do not depend on the three periods of time, and their equal, great wisdom ever illumines the Dharma realm; gathering in beings through this, there are no beings not gathered in. Because it does not arise from conditions, it is called "unconditioned." This is what was referred to earlier as "gathering in and never abandoning sentient beings who are mindful of the Buddha." Second, concluding with the benefits.