金光明經文句記 5.123

5.123

二、明福德之由。述過去世值佛修證金光明法門，故，能今日隨弘經處有求皆與。寶華等八字，別號也。如來等，通號也。無虛妄名如來，良福田名應供，知法界名正遍知，具三明名明行足，不還來名善逝，知眾生國土名世間解，無與等名無上士，調他心名調御丈夫，為眾生眼名天人師，知三聚名佛。具茲十號名世間尊。種諸善根者，以照金光明微妙之智為諸善之根也。璧者，玉所琢器也。〈周禮〉云「以蒼璧禮天」是也。珂貝，螺屬也。

Second, clarifying the origin of her meritorious virtue. She relates that in past lifetimes she met the Buddha and cultivated and realized the Dharma-door of the Golden Light; therefore, today she can grant whatever is sought wherever this sūtra is propagated. The eight characters beginning with Ratnapuṣpa are the distinct epithet. Tathāgata and the others are the common epithets. Being free from falsehood is called Tathāgata; being an excellent field of merit is called Arhat; knowing the Dharma realm is called Samyaksaṃbuddha; possessing the three clarities is called Vidyācaraṇasaṃpanna; not returning is called Sugata; knowing sentient beings and worlds is called Lokavid; having no equal is called Anuttara; taming the minds of others is called Puruṣadamyasārathi; being an eye for sentient beings is called Śāstā Devamanuṣyāṇām; knowing the three aggregates is called Buddha. Endowed with these ten epithets, he is called the World-Honoured One (Lokajyeṣṭha). "Planting various good roots" means taking the subtle wisdom that illuminates the Golden Light as the root of all goods. Bi is a vessel carved from jade; the Rites of Zhou says: "Using the azure bi to worship Heaven", which is this. Kebei are species of conches and shells.