金光明經文句記 3.161

3.161

初、作法。八百等者，《虛空藏經》云「知法者復教八百日塗廁，日日告言：『汝作不淨事，一心塗治一切廁，勿令人知。塗已洗浴，禮三十五佛，稱虛空藏名。向十二部經五體投地，自說罪咎』」等。九十日等者，《般舟經》云「有四事疾得是三昧：一者、不得有世間思想如指相彈頃三月。二者、不得臥出三月如指相彈頃。三者、經行不得休息不得坐三月，除其飯食左右。四者、為人說經不得望人衣服飲食，是為四。」般舟，此云佛立。三昧成時，見十方佛在虛空中立，故名佛立也。「灰湯」下，明上諸行法各淨三業也。「旋誦」下，諸法各有製度，旋誦之度方等最切。旋一百二十匝，誦袒持呪一百二十遍，一旋一呪不徐不疾。旋訖却坐，思惟中道正空。導此軌儀，故名作法。

First, ritual performance. Regarding 'eight hundred [days]' and so on: The Ākāśagarbha Sūtra states: 'Those who know the Dharma further instruct [them] to smear latrines for eight hundred days, telling them daily: "You have committed impure deeds; with single-mindedness smear and clean all the latrines, and do not let anyone know. Having smeared [them], bathe, pay homage to the thirty-five Buddhas, recite the name of Ākāśagarbha, prostrate your five limbs before the twelve divisions of scriptures, and confess your own offenses."' And so on. Regarding 'ninety days' and so on: The Pratyutpanna Sūtra states: 'There are four things by which one quickly attains this samādhi: First, one must not entertain worldly thoughts for the duration of a finger-snap for three months. Second, one must not lie down for the duration of a finger-snap for three months. Third, during walking meditation one must not rest or sit down for three months, except for taking meals and attending to bodily functions. Fourth, when preaching the sūtras to others, one must not expect clothing or food from them. These are the four.' "Pratyutpanna" is translated here as 'buddhas standing'. When the samādhi is accomplished, one sees the buddhas of the ten directions standing in empty space; hence it is named 'buddhas standing'. From 'ash-water' onward, it clarifies how each of the above practice methods purifies the three types of karma. From 'circumambulating and reciting' onward: Each method has its own regulations, and the regulation of circumambulating and reciting is most pressing in the Vaipulya [repentance]. One circumambulates one hundred and twenty rounds and recites the dhāraṇī of bearing the shoulder one hundred and twenty times, neither slowly nor hurriedly with one round and one dhāraṇī. Having finished circumambulating, one sits back down and contemplates the correct emptiness of the Middle Way. Because it guides this ceremonial procedure, it is named 'ritual performance'.