大般涅槃經集解 15.31

15.31

案僧宗曰：魔譬狗也。夫狗欲為盜，必見其外無守護之人、內有昏夜之闇，是以得入。魔亦如是，外無善友知識、內有無明䨱心，魔得為亂也。聞慧甚卑，喻之婢。使以微明之中，撿魔虛實，以五繫之力，魔即去矣。智秀曰：勸行者以理撿魔，即是撿魔之方也。

Sengzong notes: Māra is compared to the dog. When a dog wishes to steal, it must see that externally there is no guardian, and internally there is the darkness of night; thus it can enter. Māra is also like this: externally there are no good friends and teachers, and internally there is ignorance covering the mind, so Māra can bring about confusion. The wisdom of hearing is very lowly, analogized to the maidservant. Making use of faint light, examining the truth and falsity of Māra, by the power of the five bindings, Māra immediately departs. Zhixiu says: Exhorting practitioners to examine Māra through principle is precisely the method of examining Māra.