金光明最勝王經疏 4.251

4.251

贊曰。說也。有三十五頌，大分為三：初二十頌讚歎、次一頌迴向、後十四頌發願。讚歎有二：初十五頌讚佛色身、後「所有過去」下五頌讚佛名身。讚色身中，初一頌虔誠標讚、次十三頌隨德別讚、後有一頌結無邊讚。此初也，初一句陳所應讚、一句所讚住處、一句三業申禮。至者，𭯄也專也。誠者，實也。稽者，至也。首者，頭也。以首至地，故云稽首。禮者，敬也。今通三業，不唯首禮，舉顯身業以彰心語。專注於境名為一心，非一剎那等。一句標讚，是談美名讚，觸事諭揚名歎。

Commentary: 'Expounding.' There are thirty-five verses, divided broadly into three: first, twenty verses of praise; next, one verse of dedication (pariṇāmanā); last, fourteen verses of making vows (praṇidhāna). Praising has two parts: first, fifteen verses praising the Buddha's physical body (rūpakāya); next, five verses from 'All the past' onward praising the Buddha's name-body (nāmakāya). In praising the physical body, first is one verse devoutly presenting the praise; next, thirteen verses praising individually according to virtues; last, one verse concluding the boundless praise. This is the first. The first line presents what should be praised; one line gives the dwelling place of those praised; one line expresses homage through the three actions (trīṇi karmāṇi). 'Utmost' (至) means wholehearted and exclusive. 'Sincerity' (誠) means real. 'Bowing' (稽) means reaching. 'Head' (首) means the head. Reaching the ground with the head is called 'bowing the head' (稽首). 'Homage' (禮) means reverence. Here it encompasses the three actions, not merely homage with the head: raising and displaying bodily action manifests mind and speech. Focusing intently on the object is called 'single-minded' (一心), not meaning a single kṣaṇa, etc. One line presents the praise: declaring fine qualities is called 'praising' (讚); giving expression by evoking affairs is called 'extolling' (歎).