大般涅槃經義記 1.104

1.104

大自在中，先標供主。大自在者，猶是魔醯首羅天王，如龍樹說：「五淨居上別有菩薩淨居天處，名摩醯首羅，十地菩薩多生其中。」今來獻供。「所設」已下辯供奉佛，於中有三：一辯供過前，持至佛所；二「白佛」已下彰己供微，顯佛田重；三「是故」下請佛哀受。初段可知。第二段中別有三文：一彰己供微、二「若以三千大千」已下舉多顯少、三「何以」下釋。前中初法、次喻、後合。法說可知。喻中初先別舉五喻。就初喻中，蚊喻自己、我喻如來，餘四可知。「豈當有」下，結前微少，不能益多。何者是少？自在所獻。何者是多？所謂如來淨土依果。但結後四，初喻不論。「豈益大海」結前第二，明一掬水不益大海，喻己所獻不益如來淨土依果；「豈益日明」結前第三，明一小灯不益多日；「豈益眾華」結前第四，明其一華不益眾華；「豈益須彌」結前第五，明一亭歷不益須彌。下合可知。

Under [the section on] Great Maheśvara, it first identifies the host of the offering. 'Great Maheśvara' is the heavenly king Maheśvara. As Nāgārjuna said: 'Above the five pure abodes there is another pure abode of the bodhisattvas called Maheśvara; tenth-ground bodhisattvas are mostly born there.' Now he comes to make an offering. From 'what was prepared' onward, it describes the offering presented to the Buddha, in which there are three [parts]: first, it explains that the offering surpasses those before it, and is brought to the Buddha's presence; second, from 'addressed the Buddha' onward, it manifests that his own offering is slight to make prominent that the Buddha's field [of merit] is weighty; third, from 'for this reason' onward, it requests the Buddha to compassionately accept it. The first section can be understood. In the second section there are three distinct texts: first, manifesting that his own offering is slight; second, from 'If with the trichiliocosm' onward, bringing forward the vast to make prominent the slight; third, from 'Why is this?' onward, the explanation. In the first of these, first is the Dharma, next the metaphors, and afterwards the synthesis. The Dharma explanation can be understood. In the metaphors, it first lists five metaphors separately. In the first metaphor, the gnat illustrates oneself and the garuḍa illustrates the Tathāgata; the remaining four can be understood. From 'How could there be' onward, it concludes the preceding slightness that cannot add to the vast. What is the slight? That which is offered by Maheśvara. What is the vast? The fruitional dependent result of the Tathāgata's pure land. It concludes only the latter four, not discussing the first metaphor. 'How could it add to the great ocean?' concludes the second preceding [metaphor], explaining that a handful of water does not add to the great ocean, illustrating that his own offering does not add to the fruitional dependent result of the Tathāgata's pure land. 'How could it add to the brightness of the sun?' concludes the third preceding [metaphor], explaining that a small lamp does not add to many suns. 'How could it add to the multitude of flowers?' concludes the fourth preceding [metaphor], explaining that a single flower does not add to the multitude of flowers. 'How could it add to Mount Sumeru?' concludes the fifth preceding [metaphor], explaining that a single mustard seed does not add to Mount Sumeru. The synthesis below can be understood.