金光明最勝王經疏 1.21

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第二、辨利者，利謂利益。此經為利何等機性？於中分二：初辨機性不同、後明所利機性。辨不同者，諸教之中說機差別各各有異，如《涅槃經》但說一機，故彼經云「凡有心者皆當作佛」。此經一會多宜聞有，談有藏無言皆作佛。《法華》亦同，故云「若有聞法者，無一不成佛」等。若《善戒經》、《地持論》等說有二機：一謂有性、二謂無性。故彼經云「性種性者，從無始來展轉相續，法爾所得六處殊勝。」此有性也。又云「無種性人，無種性故，雖復發心行菩薩道，終不能得無上菩提。」此無性也。顯了說也。若《法華經》說有三機，〈序品〉云「為求聲聞者說應四諦法、為求辟支佛者說應十二法、為諸菩薩說應六波羅蜜。」亦隱無性。由於此會多對不定聲聞而說，云皆作佛。更有多類，如慈恩《樞要》、《法華經疏》，及《慧日論》、《能斷般若疏》述。

Second, analyzing benefits: "benefits" refers to advantages gained. For the benefit of what capacities and natures was this sūtra preached? Within this there are two parts: first, analyzing the differences in capacities and natures; later, explaining the capacities and natures benefited. In analyzing the differences: among the various teachings, the explanations of capacities differ from one another. For instance, the *Nirvāṇa Sūtra* speaks only of one capacity; hence that sūtra says: "All who have a mind shall attain Buddhahood." The majority of that assembly was suited to hearing existence; speaking of the existence [of Buddha-nature] and concealing non-existence, it stated that all will attain Buddhahood. The *Lotus Sūtra* is also like this, so it says: "If there are those who hear the Dharma, not one will fail to attain Buddhahood," and so forth. Texts such as the *Bodhisattvabhūmi-śīlapaṭala* (*Shan jie jing*) and *Bodhisattvabhūmi* (*Dichi lun*) speak of two capacities: first, possessing the nature; second, lacking the nature. Hence that sūtra says: "Regarding the lineage of nature, it continues in succession from beginningless time, and the six sense spheres are naturally endowed with excellence." This is possessing the nature. It also says: "Persons of no lineage, because they lack the lineage, though they generate the mind and practice the bodhisattva path, can ultimately never attain unexcelled bodhi." This is lacking the nature, which is an explicit teaching. If we consider the *Lotus Sūtra*, it speaks of three capacities: the "Introductory Chapter" says: "For those seeking to be śrāvakas, he preached the Dharma corresponding to the four truths; for those seeking to be pratyekabuddhas, he preached the Dharma corresponding to the twelve [links of dependent origination]; for the bodhisattvas, he preached corresponding to the six pāramitās." This also conceals the lack of nature. Because in that assembly he spoke mostly to indeterminate śrāvakas, he said all would attain Buddhahood. There are yet more categories, as recounted in Ci'en's *Yuance* [i.e., *Fahua jing shuyao*], the *Fahua jing shu*, the *Huiri lun*, and the *Vajracchedikā-ṭīkā*.