華嚴經內章門等雜孔目章 3.92

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云何能作法師事？一者時、二者正意、三者頓、四者相續、五者漸、六者次、七者句義漸次、八者示、九者喜、十者勸、十一者具、十二者不毀、十三者不亂、十四者如法、十五者隨眾、十六者慈心、十七者安穩心、十八者憐愍心、十九者不着利養名聞、二十者不自讚毀他。初時者，離八時難。《地論》偈云「如王懷憂總，病恚着諸欲，險處無侍衛，讒佞無忠臣。如是八時中，智臣不應語。心王亦如是，非時不應說。」法師口業有二種，遂分兩段經。前段經，法師說法師深妙義；後段經，法師說法應辯相。此義順三乘，一乘方究竟。餘義如別章。

How can one carry out the work of a Dharma master? First, season; second, right intention; third, sudden; fourth, continuous; fifth, gradual; sixth, orderly; seventh, sequence of phrasing and meaning; eighth, showing; ninth, rejoicing; tenth, encouraging; eleventh, complete; twelfth, not disparaging; thirteenth, not confused; fourteenth, in accord with the Dharma; fifteenth, accommodating the assembly; sixteenth, a compassionate mind; seventeenth, a tranquil mind; eighteenth, a sympathetic mind; nineteenth, not attached to gain and fame; twentieth, not praising oneself and disparaging others. The first, 'season', means departing from the eight seasonal difficulties. A verse in the Daśabhūmika-śāstra says: 'Like a king harboring total grief, / Sick, enraged, attached to desires, / In a perilous place without guards, / Or slandered without loyal ministers— / In these eight seasons, / A wise minister should not speak. / The mind-king is also like this; / At an improper time one should not preach.' The vocal karma of a Dharma master has two kinds, thus dividing the sūtra into two sections: in the earlier section of the sūtra, the Dharma master explains the profound and marvelous meaning of a Dharma master; in the later section of the sūtra, the Dharma master preaches the signs of eloquence conforming to the Dharma. This meaning conforms to the Triyāna; only in the Ekayāna is it ultimately fulfilled. The remaining meanings are as in the separate chapter.