金光明最勝王經疏 1.34

1.34

取王喻者，亦略舉四義：一能摧怨敵義、二能集諸寶義、三能遍化生義、四令位不絕義。且如輪王有此四義：一、有千子及主兵臣故能降敵，喻於此經有懺悔法及行十度，滅除十障二十二無明等。二、能集諸寶義故，諸論說集福德王定。此經〈滿願品〉云「若王在世七寶不滅，王若過去世一切七寶自然而盡；是金光明微妙經典若現在世，大正法寶皆悉不滅。又如輪王既出，於世七寶應現；此之經王既演說已，七聖財寶悉皆顯現。」三、能遍化生義者，如金輪王遍化四洲，此之經王遍化四生。〈壽量品〉云「三千大千界所有眾生，以佛威力受勝妙樂無有乏少」等故。四、令位不絕義，如金輪王必定傳位使不斷絕。此經亦爾，能令佛種相續不絕，故〈授記品〉與妙幢菩薩及以二子而授記別，十千天人因聞此三得授記別，起慇淨心亦得授記，故喻於王。

Regarding taking the metaphor of a king, four meanings are also briefly raised: 1. the meaning of being able to destroy enemies; 2. the meaning of being able to gather all treasures; 3. the meaning of being able to transform beings everywhere; 4. the meaning of causing the lineage not to be severed. For example, a wheel-turning king has these four meanings: 1. having a thousand sons and ministers commanding the army, he is able to subdue enemies, metaphorising that this sūtra possesses the dharma of confession and the practice of the ten perfections, eradicating the ten obstacles, the twenty-two kinds of ignorance, and so forth; 2. the meaning of being able to gather all treasures: thus various treatises speak of the samādhi of the king who gathers merit. The "Fulfillment of Vows Chapter" of this sūtra says: "If a king abides in the world, the seven treasures do not perish; if the king passes from the world, all seven treasures spontaneously vanish. If this wondrous Suvarṇaprabhāsa sūtra abides in the present world, the great treasures of the true Dharma will not perish. Furthermore, just as when a wheel-turning king appears in the world the seven treasures manifest in response, once this king of sūtras is expounded, the treasures of the seven noble riches all become manifest." 3. The meaning of being able to transform beings everywhere: just as a golden-wheel-turning king universally transforms the four continents, this king of sūtras universally transforms the four modes of birth. The "Span of Life Chapter" says: "All sentient beings in the trichiliocosm, through the Buddha's majestic power, experience supreme, wondrous bliss without any lack," and so forth. 4. The meaning of causing the lineage not to be severed: just as a golden-wheel-turning king definitely transmits his position so that it is not cut off, this sūtra is likewise, able to cause the lineage of the buddhas to continue uninterrupted without cessation; therefore, the "Prediction Chapter" bestows predictions upon Ruciraketu Bodhisattva and his two sons, and ten thousand devas and humans, through hearing these three receive predictions, generate pure minds of earnestness and also obtain predictions; hence it is metaphorised as a king.