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請觀音經疏闡義鈔 1.44

請觀音經疏闡義鈔 1.44

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1.44

「菩薩皆具眾德」者,圓證實理故具眾德。文殊,具云文殊師利,此翻妙德,以見三德佛性不縱不橫,故稱妙德。《大經》云「了了見佛性,猶如妙德等。」彌勒,此云慈氏,一體三慈無所不攝,故以為名。

"Bodhisattvas all possess manifold virtues": because they perfectly realize the real principle, they possess manifold virtues. Mañjuśrī, fully named Mañjuśrī, is translated here as Wondrous Virtue; because he perceives that the Buddha-nature of the three virtues is neither vertical nor horizontal, he is called Wondrous Virtue. The Great Sūtra says: "Clearly perceiving Buddha-nature is like Wondrous Virtue..." Maitreya is translated here as The Compassionate One; the three compassions of a single essence leave nothing unencompassed, hence it serves as his name.

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