金光明最勝王經疏 4.502

4.502

贊曰：舉喻也。有三：初緣生幻境喻、次愚人執實喻、後智者知幻喻。此初也。於中有六：一幻主、二幻資、三幻處、四幻緣、五起幻、六幻相。譬如幻師，喻八識心王幻主。及弟子者，喻心所幻資。善解幻術，能了別境總別等相，能變起用。於四衢道，喻四諦幻處。取諸草等，即是名色幻緣。聚在一處，或隨起依苦集等處。作諸幻術者，此起幻因緣，業力起種種事業不同。使人覩象馬等者，幻相。初喻四生內處。七寶之聚，喻外境。又釋：幻師，喻第八識。幻弟子，喻餘七轉識，依第八起故，故經論云「識如幻事」。衢道，喻四識住，故八十六云「有取之識依四識住，發起種種自體隨轉，相似法故。」沙土草木，喻種子識。隨在一處者，喻隨於一識住及四識住。作諸幻術者，喻四緣力能起五蘊。又釋：幻師，是佛弟子菩薩僧等。四衢道者，在四生處。解幻術巧方便智，取諸沙土等，隨彼機緣所樂之法，隨在一處、隨所受根熟生處，見象等為現身。七寶等，為說法。準下合意，此釋為好。餘同前解。

Commentary: Adducing the simile. There are three parts: first the simile of the magically produced illusory spheres, next the simile of the foolish person grasping them as real, and finally the simile of the wise person knowing the illusion. This is the first. Herein there are six: first the master of illusion, second the assistant of illusion, third the place of illusion, fourth the conditions of illusion, fifth the raising of illusion, and sixth the illusory appearances. 'For example, suppose an illusionist' illustrates the mental king of the eight consciousnesses, the master of illusion. 'And an apprentice' illustrates mental factors, the assistants of illusion. 'Being skilled in the art of illusion' means being able to discern the general and particular characteristics of objects and able to manifest functions. 'At a crossroads' illustrates the four noble truths, the place of illusion. 'Take grass and the like' refers to name-and-form, the conditions of illusion. 'Gather them in one place' means following their arising based on suffering, origination, and so forth. 'Perform various magical arts' refers to the causes and conditions for raising illusion, the power of karma generating diverse activities differently. 'Causing people to see elephants, horses, and so forth' is the illusory appearance; the first illustrates the internal bases of the four modes of birth. 'Accumulations of the seven precious jewels' illustrates external spheres. Another explanation: the illusionist illustrates the eighth consciousness. The apprentice illustrates the remaining seven transforming consciousnesses, because they arise dependent on the eighth; hence sūtras and treatises say 'consciousness is like an illusory affair.' The crossroads illustrates the four stations of consciousness; hence fascicle 86 states: 'Consciousness with grasping relies on the four stations of consciousness to initiate diverse self-entities that follow along, because of being similar dharmas.' Sand, soil, grass, and wood illustrate the seed-consciousness. 'In one place' illustrates following any one station of consciousness or all four stations of consciousness. 'Perform various magical arts' illustrates the power of the four conditions being able to produce the five aggregates. Another explanation: the illusionist is the Buddha's disciples, bodhisattvas, the saṅgha, and so forth. The crossroads is the places of the four modes of birth. Understanding the art of illusion is the wisdom of skillful means. Taking sand, soil, and the like is adapting to the dharmas favored by their faculties and conditions; 'in one place' is adapting to the places of birth where their faculties have ripened. Seeing elephants and so forth is manifesting bodies for them; the seven precious jewels and so forth is expounding the Dharma for them. Conforming to the meaning of the application below, this explanation is the best. The rest is the same as the previous explanation.