注維摩詰經 10.146

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10.146

[Kumāra]jīva says: The four māras are combined into three adversaries: first, defilements; second, the devaputra-māra; third, non-Buddhists. After the Tathāgata's extinction, Candracchatra's power in the Way was not yet complete; if not reinforced by spiritual power, he would be ruined by māras and unable to subdue them, hence he requested the reinforcement of spiritual power. [Seng]zhao says: Hearing of the offering of the Dharma, he joyfully wished to practice it; yet the path of the sūtras is profound and far-reaching, not something his own power alone could propagate, so he prayed for the reinforcement of spiritual power.

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