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維摩經玄疏 5.70

維摩經玄疏 5.70

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5.70

二、正別釋不思議解脫名者,即是不離文字之解脫也。故天女云:「解脫之相,不在內、外兩間。文字之相,亦不在內、外兩間。」是故文字性離,即是解脫。解脫者,即諸法也。今明不從自脫起故,不約自性以立名;不從他脫起故,不約他性以立名;解脫不從自他起故,不約共性以立名;解脫不從離自他無因緣起故,不約無因緣性以立名。從因緣起立解脫名,尚不可得,何況無因緣起以立名!解脫不依四邊起,不依四性義而立解脫名者,即是解脫之相不在內、外、兩中間,名字之相亦不在內、外、兩中間,名字相離,即是解脫也。解脫者,即諸法也,故知縛亦如是,是則名字之縛脫,即是非縛非脫;而有縛脫之名者,即是不思議之縛脫也。不思議縛,即是不思議之解脫也。故此經云:「婬、怒、癡性,即是解脫」,住此不思議解脫,能種種示現。若離文字之解脫,即是斷煩惱、入涅槃;不離文字之解脫,即不斷煩惱而入涅槃,名為不思議解脫也。

Second, specifically explaining the name of inconceivable liberation proper: it is liberation not apart from words. Therefore the goddess said: 'The characteristic of liberation is not internal, external, or in between the two. The characteristic of words is likewise not internal, external, or in between the two.' Therefore, the nature of words being detached is itself liberation. Liberation is none other than all dharmas. Now, clarifying that because it does not arise from self-liberation, its name is not established in terms of self-nature; because it does not arise from other-liberation, its name is not established in terms of other-nature; because liberation does not arise from self and other, its name is not established in terms of common nature; because liberation does not arise apart from self and other without causes and conditions, its name is not established in terms of causeless nature. If establishing the name of liberation from arising through causes and conditions is already unobtainable, how much less could its name be established from causeless arising! That liberation does not arise based on the four extremes, nor is the name of liberation established based on the meaning of the four natures, is precisely that the characteristic of liberation is not internal, external, or in between the two, and the characteristic of names is likewise not internal, external, or in between the two; the detachment from the characteristics of names is itself liberation. Liberation is none other than all dharmas; hence know that bondage is also like this. Consequently, the bondage and liberation of names are non-bondage and non-liberation; yet that there are the names of bondage and liberation is the inconceivable bondage and liberation. Inconceivable bondage is itself inconceivable liberation. Therefore, this sūtra says: 'The natures of lust, anger, and delusion are themselves liberation.' Abiding in this inconceivable liberation, one can perform various manifestations. If it is liberation apart from words, it is severing afflictions and entering nirvāṇa; if it is liberation not apart from words, it is entering nirvāṇa without severing afflictions, which is called inconceivable liberation.

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