天台菩薩戒疏 1.12

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第五、發心。言發心者，發菩提心。「菩提」梵音，此翻為「道」。道心語通，今依圓佛，發圓道心。圓道心者，我心、佛心及眾生心，三無差別。理雖無別，事證天殊。故學佛慈悲，發佛弘誓，滅惡生善，功唯菩提。如師子筋絃，遍聞一切，生於眾善。如那羅延箭，貫徹鐵圍，遍滅眾惡。故《密藏經》云：滅重重十惡，發權道心，畢竟無餘，況發圓心。諸發之最，無發而發，遍法界發，名圓發。一者眾生無邊誓願度，度十界眾生故；二者煩惱無數誓願斷，斷十界三惑故；三者法門無盡誓願知，即惑成智故；四者佛道無上誓願成，即生成滅故。此之四心，諸佛之種，紹三寶位，一切諸佛等證三身，無不因此。一發之後，訖至涅槃，誓無退轉。又有四心，菩薩須發：一、觀眾生如佛，二、如國王，三、如父母，四、如大眾。汝等能發此心不？（答：「能。」）

Fifth, Arousing the Mind. As for 'arousing the mind', it means generating the bodhimind. 'Bodhi' is a Sanskrit word; here it is translated as 'the Way'. While the phrase 'mind of the Way' is broad, we now arouse the perfect mind of the Way in reliance upon the perfect Buddha. As for the perfect mind of the Way: my mind, the Buddha's mind, and the minds of sentient beings—these three are without difference. Though in principle there is no difference, in phenomenal realization they are heaven and earth apart. Therefore, learning the Buddha's compassion and generating the Buddha's vast vows, extinguishing evil and giving rise to the good, the achievement lies solely in bodhi. Like the bowstring of lion's sinew, it is heard everywhere by all, generating all good. Like Nārāyaṇa's arrow, it pierces through the Cakravāḍa iron mountains, everywhere extinguishing all evils. Therefore the Mizang jing says: 'If one generates the provisional mind of the Way, the layers upon layers of the ten unwholesome deeds are extinguished entirely without remainder; how much more so if one generates the perfect mind!' The foremost of all generations, generating where there is nothing to generate, generating throughout the dharmadhātu—this is called the perfect generation. First, the vow to save boundless sentient beings, because one saves the sentient beings of the ten realms; second, the vow to sever countless afflictions, because one severs the three delusions of the ten realms; third, the vow to learn measureless Dharma doors, because right within delusion one achieves wisdom; fourth, the vow to attain the unsurpassable Buddha Way, because right within birth one accomplishes cessation. These four minds are the seeds of all Buddhas, continuing the lineage of the Three Jewels; all Buddhas equally realize the three bodies, and none do so without depending on this. Once generated, until reaching nirvāṇa, one vows never to fall back. Furthermore, there are four minds that a bodhisattva must generate: first, viewing sentient beings as the Buddha; second, as a sovereign; third, as father and mother; fourth, as the great assembly. Are you able to generate these minds?