註四十二章經 1.13

1.13

佛者，梵語佛陀，此云為覺，蓋覺悟之義也。覺有三義：一者自覺，勝凡夫。凡夫汩沒生死，無暫覺者故。二者佛能覺他，勝聲聞、緣覺，二乘人不能覺他故。三者覺行圓滿，勝諸菩薩。為菩薩雖行二利，行未滿故，至佛果位三覺方滿。佛口所宣，故云佛說。四十二章經者，即下文佛因事誡約，勸諸弟子，成四十二章也。經者，梵語云修多羅，此云為經。經訓常也。常者，言其真常不易之法也。

"Buddha" is Buddha in Sanskrit, which is translated here as "Awakened," meaning awakening. Awakening has three meanings: first, self-awakening, surpassing ordinary people, because ordinary people are submerged in birth and death and are never awakened even for a moment; second, the Buddha can awaken others, surpassing śrāvakas and pratyekabuddhas, because people of the two vehicles cannot awaken others; third, the perfection of awakened conduct, surpassing all bodhisattvas, because although bodhisattvas practice the two benefits, their practice is not yet complete, and only upon reaching the stage of the Buddha fruit are the three awakenings fully realized. Being spoken by the Buddha's mouth, it is called "Spoken by the Buddha." "Sūtra in Forty-two Sections" refers to what follows, where the Buddha admonished and encouraged his disciples in accordance with events, forming forty-two sections. "Sūtra" is called sūtra in Sanskrit, and here translated as jing. Jing means constant. Constant refers to its true, constant, and unalterable Dharma.