瑜伽論記 16.214

16.214

下彌勒釋經，答：依信根說者，總標說意。此顯其信、於聞思修者，謂屬前根生建立，謂淨信能與聞為根生其思，建立修慧，此釋第二句。勝解堅固義者，却釋初句。又此堅固乃至何況凡流者，釋第三句。智者，即上沙門，沙門多修學智。生者，是婆羅門生上族。主者，即上天魔為欲界主。淨謂梵，即梵王也。最後是總句，兼上諸句，謂堅固隨信解方便，顯示諸勝善法智生等不能動之，此謂約無漏信說故名不動，即不壞信也。又堅固義已下，重釋也。謂其信深固，由世間善等者，此舉加行智相應淨信，與無分別智為根本，故淨信深固。又由出世等者，此信與無分別智相應，故名建立。總釋後二句，前釋後釋俱通漏無漏。然建立稍別，前根生建立屬聞思修，後釋根生建立謂有漏信生無漏信等。又解：淨信深固是聞慧相應信，根生建立是思相應建立修相應信，即以聞思修屬上諸句，當知最初是標句，謂淨信堅固。後二是釋句者，謂根生建立一切世間等釋初句。

Below, Maitreya explains the sūtra. In the reply: 'Speaking in reliance on the faculty of faith' generally states the intention of the teaching. 'This demonstrates that its faith is in hearing, reflection, and cultivation' belongs to the preceding 'its root is born and established,' meaning that pure faith can serve as the root for hearing, generate reflection, and establish the wisdom of cultivation; this explains the second clause. 'The meaning of firm resolute intention' conversely explains the first clause. Furthermore, 'this firmness up to what need one say of ordinary folk' explains the third clause. 'The wise' refers to the śramaṇas mentioned above, for śramaṇas mostly cultivate and study wisdom. 'Born' refers to brahmins born of superior clans. 'Lords' refers to heavenly Māras above, who are the lords of the desire realm. 'Pure' refers to Brahmā, namely King Brahmā. The last is a general clause encompassing the preceding clauses, meaning that through the expedient means of firmness following faith and resolve, it demonstrates that the arising of wisdom in superior wholesome dharmas cannot be shaken by them; this is spoken with respect to taintless faith and is thus called 'unshakable,' which is unbreakable faith. Furthermore, from 'the meaning of firmness' downward, it is explained again: stating that its faith is deeply firm, 'due to worldly wholesome dharmas, etc.' raises pure faith associated with preparatory wisdom serving as the root for non-conceptual wisdom; hence pure faith is deeply firm. Furthermore, 'due to supramundane, etc.' means that this faith is associated with non-conceptual wisdom, and is thus called 'established.' This generally explains the latter two clauses; both the earlier and later explanations apply to the tainted and taintless. However, the establishing differs slightly: the earlier 'root is born and established' belongs to hearing, reflection, and cultivation; the later explanation of 'root is born and established' means that tainted faith generates taintless faith, and so forth. Another explanation states: deeply firm pure faith is faith associated with wisdom arisen from hearing; 'root is born and established' is faith associated with reflection establishing faith associated with cultivation—thus correlating hearing, reflection, and cultivation to the clauses above. One should know that the very first is the thematic clause, namely 'pure faith is firm.' The latter two are explanatory clauses, meaning that 'its root is born and established' and 'all the world, etc.' explain the first clause.