[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [金光明經玄義](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1783) › 2.27 # 金光明經玄義 2.27 金光明經玄義 2.27 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1783.2.27) 第四、明用。用謂力用也。滅惡生善為經力用，滅惡故言力、生善故言用，滅惡故言功、生善故言德。此皆偏舉，具論畢備也。夫一切種智是果上之德，果智由於無量功德之所莊嚴，滅除諸苦與無量樂。苦是惡業果，貪恚癡是惡因，惡因不除果不得謝。聖人意先令滅惡因，故〈懺悔品〉居先。樂是善果，懺讚是因，懺罪讚聖惡滅善生，故〈讚歎品〉居後。亦是互舉爾。將此勝用莊嚴果智，智備體顯，體顯名金，果備名光，力成名明，益他曰教也。但懺品滅惡非不生善，讚品生善非不滅惡，互說一邊爾。空品雙導，懺不得空惡不除滅，讚不得空善不清淨。文云「一切種智而為根本」，即其義也。〈四王品〉已下，護經使宣通還是生善，攘災令去還是滅惡。攝此諸文，故言以滅惡生善為用也。 > Fourth, explaining the function. Function means dynamic efficacy. Eradicating evil and generating good constitute the dynamic efficacy of the sūtra: eradicating evil is called efficacy; generating good is called dynamic function; eradicating evil is called merit; generating good is called virtue. These \[pairs\] are each stated from one perspective; when comprehensively discussed, both aspects are complete. Now, the knowledge of all aspects is a virtue on the level of fruition. Fruition-knowledge is adorned by immeasurable merits and virtues, eradicating all suffering and bestowing immeasurable bliss. Suffering is the fruit of evil karma, and greed, anger, and delusion are its evil causes: if the evil causes are not eliminated, the fruit cannot come to an end. The intent of the sage is first to cause the eradication of evil causes; therefore, the 'Chapter on Repentance' comes first. Bliss is the good fruit, while repentance and praise are its causes: through repenting sins and praising the sages, evil is eradicated and good is generated; therefore, the 'Chapter on Praises' comes after. This is also stated from mutually complementary sides. Taking this sublime function to adorn the fruition-knowledge, when knowledge is complete, the substance is manifested. The manifested substance is called gold; the complete fruition is called brilliance; the accomplished efficacy is called light; and benefiting others is called the teaching. However, it is not that the 'Chapter on Repentance' only eradicates evil without generating good, nor that the 'Chapter on Praises' only generates good without eradicating evil; they are merely stated from one side each. The 'Chapter on Emptiness' guides both: if repentance does not attain emptiness, evil will not be eradicated; if praise does not attain emptiness, good will not be pure. As the text states, 'taking the knowledge of all aspects as the root'—this is precisely its meaning. From the 'Chapter on the Four Heavenly Kings' downward, protecting the sūtra to cause it to be proclaimed and circulated is again generating good, while averting calamities to make them depart is again eradicating evil. Comprehending these various passages, it is therefore said that taking the eradication of evil and generation of good is its function. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1783.2.26) - [Next: 2.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1783.2.28) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1783.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1783~en-mt.2.27) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1783.2.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1783.2.27) · Pramāṇa