瑜伽論記 8.367

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結云：應知是名能比菩薩姓麁相等者，泰云：彌勒自言我是菩薩，但可以此事事麁相比知有情身中種姓，至如決定證知，唯佛世尊究竟現見，我之慈氏不能現見。基云：以菩薩細種姓相難知，今以行比知種姓故。言能比菩薩種姓麁相故，此段初文云：由此相故令他了知真是菩薩，其細相決定實義唯佛能知，此中且推於佛，不言我亦不知，古人云彌勒不知者謬也。以善戒經云：種姓麁相我已略說，諸餘實義唯佛能知者，當釋迦亦不知也。且知推佛，非彌勒不知但言佛究竟知我亦知不究竟，由諸菩薩乃至餘不應理者，第三總結性相也，景云：由諸菩薩所有種姓者，種姓體也。

The concluding text states: 'It should be known that this is called the coarse characteristics by which a bodhisattva's gotra can be inferred.' Tai says: Maitreya himself says, 'I am a bodhisattva, and can only inferentially know through these coarse characteristics in various matters the gotra within the persons of sentient beings; as for definitive and realized direct knowledge, only the Buddha, the World-Honoured One, ultimately sees it in direct perception; I, Maitreya, cannot see it in direct perception.' Ji says: Because the subtle characteristics of a bodhisattva's gotra are difficult to know, one now inferentially knows the gotra through practices. Hence it is said that 'one can infer the coarse characteristics of a bodhisattva's gotra.' The opening text of this section states: 'Through these characteristics, it enables others to clearly know that one is truly a bodhisattva; its subtle characteristics and definitive real meaning can only be known by a Buddha.' Here, deference is simply given to the Buddha; it does not say that 'I also do not know it.' What the ancients said—that Maitreya did not know—is mistaken. For as the Shanjiejing says: 'I have already briefly explained the coarse characteristics of the gotra; the remaining real meanings can only be known by a Buddha'—[if read their way,] this would mean Śākyamuni did not know either! One should know this is merely deferring to the Buddha; it is not that Maitreya did not know, but rather saying that the Buddha knows ultimately, whereas 'I also know, but not ultimately.' From 'Because of the bodhisattvas' gotras' up to 'the rest is unreasonable', this is the third part, which provides an overall summary of the gotra and its characteristics. Jing says: 'Because of all the gotras possessed by bodhisattvas' refers to the substance of the gotra.