金剛般若論會釋 3.49

3.49

問：「前破名色中，云以彼不限量攀緣作意，菩薩恒於世界作意攀緣故說三千世界，已是通破自他色身，何須更破餘世界地比破一切眾生色身耶？」答：「前以信行地人於破色身影像於中無巧便故，且破一三千界地，比破自他色身。今顯佛巧便大故，以破三千界地為微塵比自色身，雖大破之則為微塵，復以爾許微塵界地比一切眾生色身，破之亦是微塵」。

Question: "Earlier, in breaking down name-and-form, it was said that because of unmeasured cognitive objects and mental orientation, the bodhisattva constantly brings worlds to mind and conditions them, and therefore spoke of the trichiliocosm, which already comprehensively broke down the material bodies of self and others. Why is it necessary to further break down the lands of other worlds by comparison to break down the material bodies of all sentient beings?" Answer: "Previously, because persons on the stage of faithful practice lacked skillful means in breaking down the mental image of the material body, he temporarily broke down the land of a single trichiliocosm to break down the material bodies of self and others by comparison. Now, to reveal the greatness of the Buddha's skillful means, by breaking down the land of a trichiliocosm into dust particles to compare to one's own material body—though great, when broken down it becomes dust particles—he further compares that many worlds of dust particles to the material bodies of all sentient beings; when broken down, they are also dust particles."