起信論疏筆削記 1.58

1.58

可謂下，三、彰功益，二：今初、略能含廣。可謂者，印歎之詞。論唯一軸二十四紙，故云文約。約，略也。所詮之法義備河沙，故云義豐。豐，多也。斯則攝盡十方三世諸佛法藏，故下文云：諸佛甚深廣大義，我今隨順總持說。又云：如是摩訶衍諸佛祕藏，我已總說。解行等者，解即立義、解釋二分，所詮令生解故。行即修行信心及勸修利益，所詮令起行故。又云：於真如法中深解現前，所修離相。又云：知心妄動，無前境界，修遠離法等。俱即是兼，義意無別。解行兩足，故曰俱兼。亦可俱則具於解行，兼則解中有行、行中有解。目足更資，方到清涼池爾。

"It may well be called..." and so forth is the third [part]: revealing its efficacy and benefits. It has two [parts]. This first one shows that the abridged can contain the extensive. "It may well be called" is an expression of affirmation and praise. The treatise consists of only one fascicle and twenty-four sheets; hence it is called "concise in text." "Concise" (約) means abridged. The dharmas and meanings it expresses are as complete as the sands of the Ganges; hence it is called "abundant in meaning." "Abundant" (豐) means plentiful. This, then, completely gathers the Dharma treasuries of all the Buddhas of the ten directions and the three times. Thus a subsequent passage states: "The profound and vast meanings of all the Buddhas, / I now expound in accord with dhāraṇī." It also states: "Such is the secret treasury of all the Buddhas of the Mahāyāna, which I have expounded in summary." "Understanding and practice..." and so on: "understanding" refers to the two sections on Setting Forth the Meaning and the Explication, because what they express causes understanding to arise; "practice" refers to the Cultivation of Faith and the Exhortation to Practice and Its Benefits, because what they express causes practice to arise. It also states: "Deep understanding manifests before one within the dharma of tathatā, and what one cultivates is free from marks." It also states: "Knowing that the mind deludedly moves without external objects, one cultivates the dharma of detachment," and so on. "Both" (俱) means "simultaneously" (兼); in sense and intent there is no difference. As understanding and practice are both fulfilled, it is said that "both are encompassed." Alternatively, "both" means being endowed with both understanding and practice, while "simultaneously" means there is practice within understanding, and understanding within practice. Only when eyes and feet mutually assist each other can one arrive at the cool pool.