註四十二章經 1.13

1.13

"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.