[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) › [請觀音經疏闡義鈔](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1801) › 3.28 # 請觀音經疏闡義鈔 3.28 請觀音經疏闡義鈔 3.28 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [3.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1801.3.28) 「具楊枝」等者，以觀音左手把楊枝，右手持澡瓶，是故國人授此二物，而內表兩因也，定是緣因，慧是了因。慧能除惑，故以拂動表之。定能止散，故以澄渟表之。《說文》云「水止曰渟」。「對上消義」者，如文云「消名消除」，又云「但除其病不除其法」，故今以拂除對之。如物上塵，但除其塵不除其物。「拂打」者，打，丁領切。「對上伏義」者，伏名調伏，又云調善令堪乘御也。此並對前，約一義解消伏也。「又拂」下，對上約二義也。消滅，即斷入涅槃。消除，即不斷入涅槃。此中但對二消不對二伏者，在水四義中具明故。或是文略，應云：一拂除，對消滅之消、除伏之伏。二拂打，即對消除、平伏。「醒悟」者，水能灑悶獲醒也。 > In "providing a willow branch" and so forth: because Avalokiteśvara holds a willow branch in his left hand and a water jar in his right hand, the people of the state offered these two objects, internally symbolizing the two causes: samādhi is the contributory cause, and wisdom is the revealing cause. Wisdom can eliminate afflictions, hence it is symbolized by sweeping movement. Samādhi can stop scattering, hence it is symbolized by clear stillness. The Shuowen says, "Still water is called ting." In "corresponding to the prior meaning of elimination (xiao)": as the text says, "Xiao means eliminating", and also says, "Eliminating only the illness, not eliminating the dharma"; thus here sweeping away corresponds to it. Like dust upon an object, one merely removes the dust without removing the object. As for "striking with a sweep": the pronunciation of "striking" (da) is ding and ling. In "corresponding to the prior meaning of subduing (fu)": fu means taming, and also means disciplining and refining so that one is fit to ride. These both correspond to the prior explanation of eliminating and subduing in terms of a single meaning. From "furthermore, sweeping" onward, it corresponds to the prior two meanings. Elimination by extinction means severing and entering nirvāṇa. Elimination by removal means entering nirvāṇa without severing. That it here only corresponds to the two kinds of elimination and not to the two kinds of subduing is because they are fully clarified within the four meanings of water. Or perhaps the text is abbreviated, and it should say: first, sweeping away corresponds to the elimination of extinction and the subduing of removal; second, striking with a sweep corresponds to the elimination of removal and calming subduing. In "sobering awake": water can sprinkle upon fainting and bring about awakening. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1801.3.27) - [Next: 3.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1801.3.29) - [Up: 3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1801.3) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1801~en-mt.3.28) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1801.3.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1801.3.28) · Pramāṇa