[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [大方廣圓覺修多羅了義經略疏](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1795) › 1.9 # 大方廣圓覺修多羅了義經略疏 1.9 大方廣圓覺修多羅了義經略疏 1.9 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1795.1.9) 噫！巴歌和眾，似量騰於猿心；雪曲應稀，了義匿於龍藏。宗密𮫁專魯誥，冠討竺墳，俱溺筌罤，唯味糠粕；幸於涪上，針芥相投，禪遇南宗，教逢斯典。一言之下，心地開通；一軸之中，義天朗耀。頃以道非常道，諸行無常；今知心是佛心，定當作佛。然佛稱種智，修假多聞，故復行詣百城，坐探群籍。講雖濫泰，學且師安。叨沐猶吾之納，謬當真子之印。再逢親友，彌感佛恩。久慨孤貧，將陳法施。採集般若，綸貫華嚴，提挈毘尼，發明唯識。然醫方萬品，宜選對治；海寶千般，先求如意。觀夫文富義博，誠讓雜華；指體投機，無偕圓覺。故參詳諸論，反復百家，以利其器，方為疏解。冥心聖旨，極思研精，義備性、相，禪兼頓、漸，勒成三卷，以傳強學。然上、中、下品，根欲性殊。今將法彼曲成，從其易簡，更搜精要，直註本經，庶即事即心，日益日損者矣。 > Alas! The song of Ba finds many who harmonize, like a monkey's mind bounding in measurement; the song of white snow finds few to respond, its definitive meaning concealed within the dragon's treasury. In my youth, I, Zongmi, devoted myself exclusively to the texts of Lu, and upon reaching adulthood investigated the Indian scriptures; yet both drowned in the fish-traps and rabbit-snares, tasting only the chaff and dregs. Fortunately, along the Fu River, needle and magnet came together; in Chan I met the Southern School, and in the doctrine I encountered this scripture. With a single word, my mind-ground opened in comprehension; within a single scroll, the sky of meaning shone brightly. Formerly, I held that the Way was not an eternal way and all conditioned phenomena were impermanent; now I know that the mind is the Buddha-mind, and I will definitely become a buddha. However, the Buddha is called all-knowledge, and its cultivation relies on extensive learning; therefore, I again traveled to a hundred cities, and sat investigating diverse texts. Although my lectures were presumptuously comparable to Tai, my learning took An as its model. Having received the favor of an elder's acceptance, I was mistakenly granted the seal of a true heir. Meeting close friends once again, I felt even deeper gratitude for the Buddha's kindness. Having long lamented my solitary poverty, I was about to present the Dharma-gift. Gathering prajñā, weaving together Huayan, hoisting up the vinaya, and clarifying vijñapti-mātra. However, among the myriad types of medical formulas, one should choose the counter-remedy; among the thousand varieties of ocean jewels, one first seeks the wish-fulfilling gem. Looking at it, in richness of text and breadth of meaning, it truly yields to the Avataṃsaka; but in pointing directly to the essence and according with capacity, nothing rivals the Perfect Enlightenment. Therefore, consulting all treatises and examining a hundred masters to sharpen my tools, only then did I compose the commentary and explanation. Meditating on the sage's intent, exhausting thought in refining essence, its principles complete in nature and characteristics, its Chan uniting sudden and gradual, I compressed it into three fascicles to transmit it to zealous learners. However, upper, middle, and lower grades differ in capacities, desires, and natures. Now, adapting to their ways to bring them to completion, following conciseness and simplicity, I further search out the essential points and directly annotate the root sūtra, hoping that immediate events will be the immediate mind, increasing daily and decreasing daily. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1795.1.8) - [Next: 1.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1795.1.10) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1795.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1795~en-mt.1.9) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1795.1.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1795.1.9) · Pramāṇa