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淨名玄論 5.37

淨名玄論 5.37

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Classical Chinese

5.37

問:權實二智,攝智盡不?答:攝智皆盡。經有一智、二智、三智、五智乃至七十七智,皆二智攝。言一智者,則如實智。如實則是佛眼,佛眼無法不見,名權智;而無所見,名為實智。問:如實智但是照實相智,唯應是實智,云何有權智能?答:此明佛眼如實而知,名如實。故是二智也。

Question: Do provisional and real cognitions completely subsume [all] cognitions? Answer: They completely subsume all cognitions. The sūtras speak of one cognition, two cognitions, three cognitions, five cognitions, up to seventy-seven cognitions; all are subsumed by the two cognitions. As for "one cognition," it is the cognition of reality (yathābhūta-jñāna). Reality is the Buddha-eye; because the Buddha-eye sees all dharmas without exception, it is called provisional cognition; yet seeing nothing at all, it is called real cognition. Question: Since the cognition of reality is merely the cognition that illuminates dharmatā, it should only be real cognition; how could it be provisional cognition? Answer: This explains that the Buddha-eye knows in accordance with reality, hence it is called "of reality." Therefore it comprises both cognitions.

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