勸發菩提心集 3.68

3.68

菩薩五因緣故應受護正法：一知報諸佛恩故；二令法久住故；三以最上供養供養諸佛故；四利益無量眾生故；五正法第一難得故。《瑜伽》七十云：由三過故不能無倒聽聞正法，一散亂故；二愚癡故；三不恭敬故。有五種相為聞修器：一謙下心；二奉行心；三攝受義心；四善攝受義心；五恭敬心。

A bodhisattva should receive and protect the true Dharma for five reasons: first, to repay the kindness of the Buddhas; second, to cause the Dharma to abide long; third, to make offerings to the Buddhas with the supreme offering; fourth, to benefit immeasurable sentient beings; fifth, because the true Dharma is supremely difficult to encounter. Fascicle seventy of the *Yogācārabhūmi* states: Due to three faults, one cannot hear the true Dharma without error: first, distraction; second, foolishness; third, lack of respect. There are five marks that make one a vessel for hearing and cultivation: first, a humble mind; second, a mind of practicing according to instruction; third, a mind of grasping the meaning; fourth, a mind of skillfully grasping the meaning; fifth, a respectful mind.