大乘義章 15.55

15.55

次明大小不同之義。不同有六：一緣心不同。小乘法中，攀緣心化，凡所化現，作意而起。大乘法中，始修作意，終成不作，無心分別，慈善根力令諸眾生自然見故。二多少不同。聲聞之人，一心一化不能無量。菩薩一心，能為法界一切色像及一切聲。三寬狹不同。聲聞但能一世界化。菩薩不爾，一切世界悉能現化。四所至不同。聲聞現化，於一佛國，不至他界。菩薩現化至無量界，如彼維摩遣化菩薩至香積等。第五有心無心不同。聲聞緣覺雖化為人，於中無心。佛及菩薩為化有心。故《涅槃》云「化無量人，各令有心。」良以佛心遍一切處，故化有之。六虛實不同。聲聞緣覺雖復化作，衣服等事不得實用。諸佛菩薩所為化事即得實用，如《地持》說。化心如是。

Next, the meaning of the differences between the Mahāyāna and Hīnayāna is explained. The differences are six: First, the difference in the objectifying mind. In the Hīnayāna, one manifests through an object-grasping mind: whenever there is conjuring and manifesting, it arises through deliberate intention. In the Mahāyāna, one begins cultivating with deliberate intention, but ultimately achieves effortless action; without mental discrimination, the power of one's compassionate roots of goodness naturally causes sentient beings to perceive it. Second, the difference in quantity. A śrāvaka, with a single thought, produces a single manifestation and cannot produce an immeasurable number. A bodhisattva, with a single thought, can create all visible forms and all sounds throughout the dharmadhātu. Third, the difference in breadth. A śrāvaka can manifest in only a single world. A bodhisattva is not so, being able to manifest in all worlds. Fourth, the difference in reach. When a śrāvaka displays manifestations, it is within a single Buddha-land and does not reach other realms. A bodhisattva displays manifestations reaching immeasurable realms, just like Vimalakīrti dispatching a manifested bodhisattva to the realm of Sarvagandhasugandha and so forth. Fifth, the difference between having a mind and being mindless. Although śrāvakas and pratyekabuddhas conjure human beings, there is no mind within them. When Buddhas and bodhisattvas create manifestations, they have minds. Therefore the Nirvāṇa [Sūtra] says: 'They conjure immeasurable people, each endowed with a mind.' Truly, because the Buddha's mind pervades all places, the manifestations possess it. Sixth, the difference between unreal and real. Although śrāvakas and pratyekabuddhas conjure things such as clothing, they cannot be used for actual function. The things conjured by the Buddhas and bodhisattvas can be used for actual function, as stated in the Bodhisattvabhūmi. Such is the mind of manifestation.