四分律行事鈔資持記 2.2047

2.2047

性空中分三，初示所觀境，即諸法二字。諸法之言，總包一切；諸經論中，或約依正因果，或世出世間，或有漏無漏，或色心非色心，或善惡無記，或陰界入等。若據通論，總觀諸法；今就懺悔，且指罪業而為觀境。性空無我一句，即能觀智。罪從緣有，本無自性；緣即心境，虛妄心境和合成業，業性自空，非使之空。由存妄計，故受輪轉；但破妄計，覓罪叵得；叵得之處，強名空理。言性空者，小機智劣，不能即法見空；必待推析窮法體性，然後方空；其中須分利鈍，利者體法即空；鈍者析法見空；或云：有宗唯證人空，假宗人法二空。此下判位。小乘通收聲聞緣覺；據所乘法，諦緣雖殊；若論斷證，同見空理。

In emptiness of nature, there are three parts. First, it indicates the contemplated object, which is the two words 'all phenomena.' The expression 'all phenomena' comprehensively embraces everything: in various sutras and treatises, it is explained in terms of primary and environmental [retribution], causes and fruits, worldly and transworldly, with-outflows and outflow-free, form and mind or non-form and non-mind, good, evil, or indeterminate, or the aggregates, realms, and bases, and so forth. If treated according to the general discussion, it comprehensively contemplates all phenomena; here regarding deśanā, it provisionally points to sinful karma as the contemplative object. The phrase 'nature is empty and without self' is the contemplating wisdom. Offenses exist from conditions and originally lack self-nature; conditions are mind and objects: false mind and objects unite to form karma, and the nature of karma is inherently empty, not made empty. Due to the presence of false grasping, one undergoes cyclic existence; merely breaking false grasping, seeking the offense, it cannot be found; the place where it cannot be found is arbitrarily termed the principle of emptiness. As for 'emptiness of nature': those of lesser capacity have inferior wisdom and cannot directly see emptiness in phenomena; they must rely on analytical deduction to investigate the essence of phenomena to the utmost, and only then is it empty. Among them, sharp and dull must be distinguished: the sharp directly realize the essence of phenomena as empty; the dull analyze phenomena to see emptiness. Or it is said: the Substantial School realizes only the emptiness of persons, while the Nominal Designation School realizes the two emptinesses of persons and phenomena. From 'this...' downward, it determines the stage. The Lesser Vehicle comprehensively includes śrāvakas and pratyekabuddhas; according to the teachings they ride upon, truths and conditions differ, but in terms of severing and realizing, they identically see the principle of emptiness.