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金光明最勝王經疏 2.187

金光明最勝王經疏 2.187

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2.187

贊曰:明法身等無滅相,故無舍利。贍部樹者,此洲北臨大海,多有此樹。樹子極大,亦復堪食。樹下海內多有好金,舊云閻浮檀金者訛。《瑜伽論》云「無熱池側有大贍部樹,此洲因樹而以立名。」多羅樹者,傳云:形大葉狹長,即貝多羅葉,西國書此樹葉。朅樹羅者,此亦無翻。舊云佉受羅樹子,如漢苽,內有小子,子大如蒜,食之甘美。傳西國說:摩揭提國著子,餘處不多著子。菴羅(傳云:此云甘子,子小)。如是異類雖有生滅,尚無此類果等滅已而生彼等,云何無為法得有前滅而留舍利?若據自性法身,《般若論》云「三相異體故,離彼是如來。」

Commentary: This clarifies that the dharmakāya and so forth have no characteristic of cessation, and therefore there are no relics. Regarding the "jambu tree," north of this continent facing the great ocean, there are many of these trees. The fruits of the tree are extremely large and also edible. Under the tree, within the ocean, there is much fine gold; the old term jambūnada gold is an error. The Yogācārabhūmi says: "Beside Lake Anavatapta there is a great jambu tree, and this continent is named after the tree." Regarding the "tāla tree," tradition says: It is large in form with narrow and long leaves; these are the pattra leaves on which the Western countries write. Regarding the "kharjūra," this too is untranslated. The old [commentaries] say the fruit of the kharjūra tree is like a Chinese melon, containing small seeds within, the seeds as large as garlic cloves, and sweet and delicious to eat. Western tradition says: In Magadha it bears fruit, but elsewhere it seldom bears fruit. "Āmra" (tradition says: this is translated as sweet fruit; its fruit is small). Although such different kinds have arising and cessation, it is never the case that after the fruits of these kinds cease, those of another emerge; how could an unconditioned dharma undergo a prior cessation and leave behind relics? If judged according to the self-nature dharmakāya, the Prajñā-śāstra states: "Because the three characteristics have different substances, freedom from them is the Tathāgata."

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