金光明最勝王經疏 6.120

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下明其救魚，有八：一父子遊方。二「見諸禽獸」下明覩異相。三「時長者子」下菩薩思念。四「即便隨去」下念已尋觀。五「見有大池」下遂見枯魚。六「流水見已」下即起悲心。七「時有樹神」下樹神勸救，於中有三：一現身，為急難故；二「作如是語」下讚歎，引冀發心故；三「善男子汝有實義」下勸救，符名義故。於中復三：初標勸、次「有二因緣」下釋勸、「汝今應當」下結勸。八「是時流水」下依請為救。於中復六：一問數幾許、二「樹神答曰」下答有十千、三「善女天」下轉益慈悲、四「時此大池」下明魚受苦、五「見是長者」下眾魚希救、六「時長者子」下慈悲正救。於中復二：初悲心救苦、後「復更思惟」下慈心與樂。故經云「演說正法樂，能為後世受樂因故。」初救苦有二：初與水、後「善女天時長者」下施食。與水，有十一：此初遍求無水、二「復望一邊」下且為作涼、三「復更推求」下尋覓池源、四「時此河邊」下見源被決、五「便作是念」下念難修補、六「時長者子」下求象於王、七「爾時大王」下王勅急與、八「時彼大臣」下掌官任選、九「是時流水」下得象遂意、十「又從酒家」下假借酒囊、十一「往決水處」下運水添池還復得滿。

Below, it explains his saving the fish, in eight [parts]: first, father and sons traveling abroad. Second, from 'saw birds and beasts' onward, seeing an unusual sign. Third, from 'The guild-master's son then' onward, the bodhisattva's reflection. Fourth, from 'He then followed them' onward, having reflected, seeking and observing. Fifth, from 'saw a large pool' onward, thereupon seeing the dying fish. Sixth, from 'Having seen them, Jalavāhana' onward, immediately giving rise to compassion. Seventh, from 'At that time, a tree deity' onward, the tree deity urging him to save them, within which there are three: 1. manifesting its body, because of the urgent crisis; 2. from 'spoke as follows' onward, praising him, to lead him to generate resolve; 3. from 'O good son! You who truly possess' onward, urging him to save them, so that it accords with the meaning of his name. Within this there are again three: first, setting forth the exhortation; next, from 'There are two reasons' onward, explaining the exhortation; and from 'You should now' onward, concluding the exhortation. Eighth, from 'At that time, Jalavāhana' onward, undertaking the rescue according to the request. Within this there are again six: 1. asking how many there were; 2. from 'The tree deity answered' onward, answering that there were ten thousand; 3. from 'O Devī' onward, redoubling his compassion; 4. from 'At that time, this large pool' onward, clarifying the suffering of the fish; 5. from 'Seeing this guild-master' onward, the fish hoping to be saved; 6. from 'Having seen this, the guild-master's son' onward, the true rescue out of compassion. Within this there are again two: first, rescuing them from suffering with a compassionate mind; later, from 'He further reflected' onward, giving happiness with a loving mind. Therefore the sūtra says: 'Proclaiming the joy of the True Dharma (saddharma) can serve as the cause for experiencing joy in future lives.' The first, rescuing from suffering, has two: first, giving water; later, from 'O Devī, at that time the guild-master's son' onward, bestowing food. Giving water has eleven [aspects]: this first, searching everywhere without finding water; second, from 'Looking off to one side again' onward, providing shade for the time being; third, from 'He further investigated' onward, searching for the pool's source; fourth, from 'At that time, beside this river' onward, seeing the source breached; fifth, from 'so he thought' onward, considering it difficult to repair; sixth, from 'At that time, the guild-master's son' onward, seeking elephants from the king; seventh, from 'At that time, the great king' onward, the king ordering them to be given immediately; eighth, from 'Having received the king's order, that minister' onward, the official in charge allowing him to choose freely; ninth, from 'At that time, Jalavāhana' onward, obtaining the elephants as desired; tenth, from 'also borrowed many leather bags from a tavern' onward, borrowing the wine skins; eleventh, from 'went to the place where the water was breached' onward, transporting water to replenish the pool so that it became full again.