起信論疏筆削記 1.47

1.47

遂使下，別顯，二：初、迷理。遂使者，躡前起後之詞。由前根緣既劣，異執仍繁，遂令迷本真心，逐妄流轉，功德法寶本有而無用，圓解神珠垢覆而不現，孤窮生死之路，傭賃涅槃之門，動經塵劫，飄然浪迹，三德祕藏莫之能入也。此中二喻各出一經：一、貧家寶藏喻，即《如來藏經》九喻中之第五也。彼文云：譬如貧家有珍寶藏，寶不能言我在此中。既不自知，又無語者，不能開發此珍寶藏。一切眾生亦復如是，如來知見大法寶藏在其身內，不聞不知，耽惑五欲，輪轉生死，受苦無量等。匿隱，濟救乏闕也。少而無父曰孤，無財之極曰窮。合法可知。二，衣內明珠喻，即《法華》五百弟子受記之文，廣說如彼。賃力曰傭，給使曰作。餘文可解。

From "Thereby causing..." onward, it separately reveals [the matter], in two [parts]: first, delusion regarding the principle. "Thereby causing" is a phrase that connects the preceding to what follows. Because the preceding faculties and conditions were already inferior and heterodox attachments were still rampant, it thereby caused them to be deluded about the original true mind, to wander along with delusion, so that the inherently possessed jewel of meritorious dharmas was rendered useless, and the wish-fulfilling jewel of perfect understanding was veiled by defilement and did not manifest. Destitute and helpless on the road of saṃsāra, hiring themselves out at the gate of nirvāṇa, drifting aimlessly through dust-like eons, none could enter the secret treasury of the three virtues. Here, two metaphors each come from a sūtra: First, the metaphor of the poor house's treasure, which is the fifth of the nine metaphors in the *Tathāgatagarbha-sūtra*. That text says: "It is like a poor house having a treasure of precious gems, but the treasure cannot say, 'I am in here.' Since [the owner] does not know it himself and no one speaks of it, this treasure of precious gems cannot be unearthed. All sentient beings are also like this: the great Dharma-treasure of the Tathāgata's vision and knowledge is within their bodies, yet they do not hear or know of it, indulge in confusion over the five desires, transmigrate in saṃsāra, and suffer immeasurable pain," etc. To conceal means to hide; to relieve means to rescue from deficiency. Being young and without a father is called helpless; reaching the extremity of having no wealth is called destitute. The application to the Dharma can be understood. Second, the metaphor of the bright pearl sewn inside the garment, which is the passage on the prophecy given to the five hundred disciples in the *Lotus Sūtra*; its detailed explanation is as found there. To hire out one's labor is called hiring out; to serve as an attendant is called employment. The rest of the text is intelligible.