維摩經略疏垂裕記 6.15

6.15

二、「又於」下，約為敬田。「能如是知是知聖法」者，知秖是照，聖法即三諦也。以一心三觀照一心三諦故知聖法，則有假名、觀行、相似、分真等知，皆是敬田也。「既不」下，既迷自性，此可悲愍，即是悲田。「此去多是觀心」者，一家章疏立觀心解凡有二意：一為未修觀者無封文滯事之愆，知依解起行之意；二為已修觀者隨聞一句攝事成理不忘本習。今雖消文，多約觀諦，封滯詎生？且順本習，豈待更作觀心釋耶？應知初學尋讀既粗知其旨，必欲修習，須依《止觀》十境十乘方有所到。若固執諸文即可修證，既昏大旨、便壞一家。請自揣心，何須騰口。一家所談明踰日月，其有目者仰首皆見，吾何所云。

Second, from "Furthermore, regarding..." onward, in terms of being a field of respect. "Being able to know in this manner is knowing the holy Dharma": knowing is merely illumination, and the holy Dharma is the three truths. Because the threefold contemplation in a single mind illuminates the three truths in a single mind, one knows the holy Dharma; thus there are knowledges of nominal designation, contemplative practice, resemblance, and partial reality, all of which are fields of respect. From "Since not..." onward: since one is deluded about one's own nature, this is pitiable, which is precisely the field of compassion. Regarding "From here on, it mostly refers to contemplating the mind": our school's commentaries have altogether two purposes in establishing explanations of contemplating the mind: first, for those who have not yet practiced contemplation, so they avoid the fault of clinging to the text and getting stuck in phenomena, and understand the intent of initiating practice based on understanding; second, for those who have already practiced contemplation, so that upon hearing a single phrase they subsume phenomena into principle and do not forget their fundamental training. Now, although the text is being explained, it mostly addresses contemplating the truths; how could clinging and obstruction arise? Moreover, this conforms to fundamental training, so how could it wait for another explanation of contemplating the mind? One should know that beginners who read through and roughly understand the general meaning, if they truly wish to practice, must rely on the ten spheres and ten vehicles of Great Cessation and Contemplation to arrive anywhere. If they rigidly insist that one can cultivate and realize through mere texts, they will obscure the great principle and ruin our school. Please examine your own mind; why indulge in empty talk? What our school teaches is brighter than the sun and moon; whoever has eyes can see it simply by looking up. What more need I say?