金光明經文句 5.15

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第五白佛，雙舉興衰。文為二：一白佛、二佛述成。白佛又為三：初從「白佛至諸惡災患悉令消滅」，是第一舉興勸。從「若有人王心生捨離至善神遠離生如是等無量惡事」，是第二舉衰勸。從「世尊人王欲自護及王國土」，是第三正勸。舉興勸為四：一人王弘經，則四天隱形聽受；二非但四王聽受，釋梵八部皆集聽受；三以是人王為善法知識；四既得法利護國彌勤。皆如文。次舉衰勸亦四：一王不弘經，天失甘露，則威勢減少；二釋梵舊神並皆遠捨；三惡鬼亂行災毒競起；四展轉結成災。災何故起？惡鬼亂行。鬼何故行？天神捨離。天何故捨？不聞法食。何故無法食？王不弘經。如文。三正勸，為六：一欲得現利故必定聽。二天欣法食故必定聽。三出過三論故定聽。三論者，四韋陀論說梵事，毘伽羅論說十善事，僧佉、衛世師勒沙婆論說學通事（云云）。四始終得益，成就菩提，故必定聽。五教主勝於釋梵，故必定聽。六諸法之本故必定聽。皆如文。

Fifth, the address to the Buddha, adducing both prosperity and decline. The text has two parts: first, the address to the Buddha; second, the Buddha's endorsement. The address to the Buddha also has three parts: first, from "addressing the Buddha" to "all evil calamities and disasters will be completely extinguished" is the first, adducing prosperity as an exhortation. From "If there is a human king whose mind gives rise to abandonment" to "the good deities abandon them and depart, producing such immeasurable evils" is the second, adducing decline as an exhortation. From "World-Honoured One, if a human king wishes to protect himself and the territory of his kingdom" is the third, the proper exhortation. Adducing prosperity as an exhortation has four points: first, when the human king propagates the sūtra, the Four Deva-Kings conceal their forms to listen and receive it; second, not only do the Four Deva-Kings listen and receive it, Śakra, Brahmā, and the eight classes [of beings] all assemble to listen and receive it; third, they regard this human king as a spiritual friend of the good Dharma; fourth, having obtained the benefit of the Dharma, they protect the state all the more diligently. All are as in the text. Next, adducing decline as an exhortation also has four points: first, if the king does not propagate the sūtra, the devas lose the ambrosia and their power and majesty decrease; second, Śakra, Brahmā, and the old deities all abandon him and depart far away; third, evil spirits run riot, and calamities and pestilences arise in rivalry; fourth, these consecutively result in disasters. Why do disasters arise? Evil spirits run riot. Why do spirits run riot? The heavenly deities have abandoned them and departed. Why do the devas abandon them? They do not hear the food of the Dharma. Why is there no food of the Dharma? The king does not propagate the sūtra. As in the text. Third, the proper exhortation has six points: first, because he wishes to obtain present benefits, he must certainly listen; second, because the devas delight in the food of the Dharma, he must certainly listen; third, because it surpasses the three treatises, he must certainly listen. As for the three treatises: the *Four Vedas* speak of Brahmā matters; the *Vyākaraṇa* speaks of the ten good deeds; the *Sāṃkhya*, *Vaiśeṣika*, and *Rṣabha* speak of matters of mastering learning (and so forth). Fourth, because one obtains benefits from beginning to end and accomplishes bodhi, he must certainly listen; fifth, because the master of the teaching is superior to Śakra and Brahmā, he must certainly listen; sixth, because it is the root of all phenomena, he must certainly listen. All are as in the text.