法華論疏 1.94

1.94

What are the ten? First, two phrases manifest the virtue of subsuming abandonment, as the sūtra states: 'all outflows are exhausted and they have no more afflictions'. Second, three phrases subsume various virtues: one phrase is the virtue of subduing the mundane world, as the sūtra states: 'the mind attaining mastery'; two phrases are the virtues of subduing those in training who have transcended the world, as the sūtra states: 'well attaining liberation of mind and well attaining liberation of wisdom'. Third, subsuming the virtue of non-defiance, following and practicing the Tathāgata's teaching, as the sūtra states: 'the mind being well-subdued'. Fourth, subsuming superior virtue, as the sūtra states: 'great dragons among men'. Fifth, subsuming the superior virtue of what ought to be done, wherein 'what ought to be done' means being able to make offerings, revere, and honor the Tathāgata in accordance with the Dharma, as the sūtra states: 'doing what ought to be done'. Sixth, subsuming the virtue of fulfillment, fulfilling the stage of training, as the sūtra states: 'what was to be done has been accomplished'. Seventh, three phrases subsume the virtue of transcending: first, transcending craving; second, transcending the seeking of life, offerings, and reverence; third, transcending the upper and lower realms, having already transcended the stage of training; as the sūtra states: 'leaving behind all heavy burdens, attaining their own benefit, and exhausting all fetters of existence'. Eighth, subsuming supreme-of-the-supreme virtue, as the sūtra states: 'well attaining liberation of mind through correct knowledge'. Ninth, subsuming the virtue of what ought to be done to benefit sentient beings, as the sūtra states: 'all minds attaining mastery'. Tenth, subsuming foremost virtue, as the sūtra states: 'reaching the foremost other shore'.