四分律行事鈔資持記 1.179

1.179

大乘經，《華嚴》有多譯。今引晉譯六十卷者。即第八〈明法品〉文，文有四段。彼云：菩薩摩訶薩教化眾生發菩提心，是故能令佛寶不斷。開示甚深諸妙法藏，是故能令法寶不斷。具足受持威儀教法，是故能令僧寶不斷。（此初段也。）復次，悉能讚歎一切大願，是故能令佛寶不斷。分別解說十二緣起，是故能令法寶不斷；行六和敬，是故能令僧寶不斷。（即第二段。）復次，下佛種子於眾生田，生正覺芽，是故能令佛寶不斷。不惜身命護持正法，是故能令法寶不斷。善御大眾，心不憂悔，是故能令僧寶不斷。（即第三段。）今鈔上五句竝摘僧寶中文。初二句明別行，次句即眾行，後二句明攝眾。行必依法，故無憂悔。去來已下，即第四段總結中文。三世佛法奉順無違，則護三寶故。

Regarding the Mahāyāna sūtras, the Avataṃsaka has multiple translations. Here it quotes the sixty-fascicle translation of the Jin dynasty. It is the text of the eighth chapter, "Clarifying the Dharma", which has four sections. It says: Bodhisattva-mahāsattvas teach and transform sentient beings to give rise to the bodhicitta, and therefore can cause the Jewel of the Buddha not to be severed. They reveal and explain the profound and wonderful treasury of dharmas, and therefore can cause the Jewel of the Dharma not to be severed. They fully receive and maintain the teachings and rules of deportment, and therefore can cause the Jewel of the Saṃgha not to be severed. (This is the first section.) Furthermore, they are fully able to praise all great vows, and therefore can cause the Jewel of the Buddha not to be severed. They differentiate and explain the twelve links of dependent origination, and therefore can cause the Jewel of the Dharma not to be severed; they practice the six harmonies and respects, and therefore can cause the Jewel of the Saṃgha not to be severed. (This is the second section.) Furthermore, they plant the seeds of buddhahood in the field of sentient beings to sprout the shoots of correct awakening, and therefore can cause the Jewel of the Buddha not to be severed. They do not begrudge their bodies or lives to protect and maintain the true Dharma, and therefore can cause the Jewel of the Dharma not to be severed. They skillfully govern the great assembly so that their minds are free from worry and regret, and therefore can cause the Jewel of the Saṃgha not to be severed. (This is the third section.) Now, the five sentences above in the Manual are all extracted from the text concerning the Jewel of the Saṃgha. The first two sentences clarify individual practice, the next sentence is the practice of the assembly, and the latter two sentences clarify gathering the assembly. When practice unfailingly accords with the Dharma, there is no worry or regret. From "past, future..." onward is the text summarizing the fourth section. Following the Buddhas' teachings of the three times without transgression means protecting the Three Jewels.