金光明最勝王經疏 2.407

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贊曰：下除世間不學人疑。亦有二喻：初舉有體喻，雖無分別而有影生；後舉無體喻，雖無分別亦有影生。前二亦然。入涅槃已，舉無體。入滅定起，舉有體。今有體中，初喻、後合。此喻也。真諦三藏云：「日月喻如如，水鏡喻本願慈悲，光明喻如如智，影喻應化身。」今又釋云：准下合文既云「以願自在，眾生有感，現應化身。」以水現影喻法如如等相應定願力，以鏡影生喻眾生機，日月喻法如如，光明喻如如智。准《攝大乘》，水喻眾生有三摩地潤滑性故，現月等影。即水鏡二俱喻生機，即日月喻法如如如如智，光喻本願。雖無分別，然由本願及眾生感力，故有應化。然准經云「亦如水鏡無有分別」，即前釋勝。准下合文云「以願自在力，眾生有感」，即後釋勝。任意取捨。

Commentary: Below, the doubts of worldly, unlearned persons are eliminated. There are also two similes: first, a simile of an existent entity is given—though without conceptual discrimination, a reflection nonetheless arises; second, a simile of a non-entity is given—though without conceptual discrimination, a reflection also arises. The previous two [similes] were also like this. [For] having entered nirvāṇa, a non-entity was given. [For] arising from the meditative absorption of cessation, an existent entity was given. Now, within [the simile of] an existent entity, first is the simile and second is the application. This is the simile. Tripiṭaka Master Paramārtha says: "The sun and moon illustrate tathatā; the water and mirror illustrate the primal vow and compassion; the light illustrates the wisdom of tathatā; the reflection illustrates the response and transformation bodies." Now it is also explained: According to the subsequent application text, it already says: "Because of the mastery of the vow, when sentient beings have receptivity, the response and transformation bodies appear." The reflection appearing in water illustrates the power of meditative concentration and vows associated with phenomena and tathatā; the arising of the reflection in a mirror illustrates the spiritual capacity of sentient beings; the sun and moon illustrate the phenomenon of tathatā; the light illustrates the wisdom of tathatā. According to the Mahāyānasaṃgraha, the water illustrates sentient beings because of their moist and smooth nature endowed with samādhi, thereby manifesting the reflection of the moon and so forth. That is, water and mirror both illustrate the capacity of sentient beings; the sun and moon illustrate the phenomenon of tathatā and the wisdom of tathatā; the light illustrates the primal vow. Although without conceptual discrimination, nevertheless, due to the primal vow and the power of receptivity of sentient beings, the response and transformation bodies thus exist. However, according to the sūtra's saying: "just as water and a mirror are without conceptual discrimination," then the former explanation is superior. According to the subsequent application text's saying: "Because of the power of the mastery of the vow, when sentient beings have receptivity," then the latter explanation is superior. One may adopt or reject either at will.