大般涅槃經集解 53.12

53.12

Sengliang comments: The objection means: If an icchantika hearing praise of the buddhadhātu quickly generates the resolve, then the earlier statement that they are incurable would be wrong. It cites the text at the beginning of the five practices above that icchantikas cannot be cured. This is the first objection. Sengzong says: The first point regarding the three types of sick persons objects to the straightforward mind, saying that one should not praise the buddhadhātu to generate the bodhi mind. Why is this so? Above it was said that among the three kinds, some naturally recover and some are definitively curable; if one recovers naturally, there is no need to praise the nature; knowing that another will surely die, what benefit is there even if one praises it? Although three persons are cited, the intent is to take two persons to raise the objection. Baoliang says: The King of Virtue then sets forth five objections. The reason for proclaiming at the outset that if one accomplishes the initial five matters, all can be achieved, is that if these five matters are accomplished, one can eliminate illness; if they are not accomplished, one cannot treat illness. Now going forward, it again clarifies the three types of sick persons, so we know it broadly elaborates on the practice of illness. The first objection states: The Tathāgata spoke above of three types of sick persons, where the third person, whether hearing the Dharma or not hearing the Dharma, naturally attains Buddhahood. Why do you now say that praising the buddhadhātu causes sentient beings to only then generate the resolve?"