說無垢稱經疏 1.55

1.55

Commentary: This explains the virtue of maturing the six eloquences. First is uninterrupted eloquence, because it continues in an unbroken ring without ceasing. Second is superior eloquence, because it cannot be bent or subdued. Third is mindfulness eloquence, because it remembers and expounds matters of the Dharma. Fourth is wisdom eloquence, because it analyzes all dharmas. Fifth is samādhi eloquence, because it skillfully expounds various concentrations. Sixth is dhāraṇī eloquence, because within a single syllable or the like it expounds multiple meanings and so forth. Since these are neither the four unobstructed understandings (pratisaṃvid) nor the seven eloquences, they separately constitute six. The final character "eloquence" runs through all above and below. This sixth eloquence is subsumed under dharma and meaning among the four unobstructed understandings; the preceding five eloquences are all subsumed under the understanding [of eloquence]. This first one is subsumed under the fourth, inexhaustible eloquence, among the seven eloquences. This second one is subsumed under the seventh among the seven, because it is the most supreme in all worlds. This fourth corresponds to their fifth, being without laxity or error; mindfulness and concentration apply to both. According to what is appropriate, they take subsequent wisdom as their essence. The old sūtra says: "Mindfulness, concentration, and dhāraṇī; eloquence uninterrupted." Mindfulness, concentration, and dhāraṇī form three, and the phrase "eloquence uninterrupted" would be one eloquence, lacking the two of superiority and wisdom. The ancient translator intended to say that the eloquence of the above three kinds is uninterrupted, not that it is "uninterrupted eloquence".