大乘法苑義林章 7.34

7.34

Sixth, protective benefit: The svabhāvakāya and its land, as well as the self-enjoyment [body and land], have already perfected severance, so protective benefit is not spoken of [for them]. As for the meaning of protective benefit in the other-enjoyment [land], the Buddhabhūmi-sūtra says: "Extinguishing all kleśas, calamities, entanglements, and defilements. The kleśas are called entanglements and defilements, and these are the causes of all calamities. Because kleśas, entanglements, and defilements are absent here, the calamities produced by them are also absent here." Or, "kleśas" refers to the ten kleśas, which in the three realms comprise a total of one hundred and twenty-eight kinds across seeing and cultivation. There are eight entanglements: lack of shame, lack of conscience, torpor, sleep, restlessness, remorse, jealousy, and stinginess. There are six defilements: harm, malice, irritation, deceit, dishonesty, and haughtiness. Calamities are the karma generated by them and the retributions obtained. Among the hindrance of the knowable, the seeds are called kleśas, and the active manifestations are called entanglements and defilements. Freedom from these two kinds is called protective benefit. Just as a worldly lord of a fief, though not taking personal charge, does not cause calamity, and the households of the fief also say, "The lord provides us protective benefit"—this is also like that. Furthermore, it is because they presently realize the superior merit and wisdom that are liberated from kleśas, calamities, entanglements, and defilements that it is called protective benefit. In the transformation lands, the noble ones of the two vehicles are likewise treated accordingly. Although ordinary bodhisattvas have not yet severed them forever, suppressing their active manifestations is also called protective benefit. Prior to the grounds, it is called reducing strength and increasing capability, because they can transform the path. However, in these various stages, the two conceptually differentiated hindrances are gradually suppressed during the forty minds, and can be completely suppressed all at once in the preparation path of the four roots of good. Severing them all at once on the first ground is called protective benefit. The innate two hindrances are gradually suppressed in the preparation path, and can be gradually severed according to the stage across the ten grounds. Being able to completely suppress them from the first ground onward is therefore called protective benefit.