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說無垢稱經疏 3.33

說無垢稱經疏 3.33

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Classical Chinese

3.33

贊曰:此有二句,一縱蕩利群生、二形邪心重法。博者六博,樗蒱之流。奕者碁奕,象戲之屬。而於彼類,不誑不欺、不誣不詐,方便調化,名熟有情。形雖同於外道苦行,稟彼軌儀而亦修作,內心於佛法意樂不壞,得不壞信故。

Commentary: Here there are two phrases: first, disporting freely to benefit the multitude of living beings; second, conforming externally to the heterodox while internally esteeming the Dharma. "Bo" refers to liubo, of the class of dice games. "Yi" refers to weiqi and the like, belonging to xiangqi-type games. Yet among those types of people, he did not deceive or swindle, nor mislead or defraud, but skillfully guided and converted them; this is called maturing sentient beings. Although in appearance he conformed to non-Buddhist ascetic practices, adopting their rules and deportment and practicing them as well, internally his resolve toward the Buddhadharma remained uncorrupted, because he had attained indestructible faith.

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