華嚴經明法品內立三寶章 2.13

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第三、會違者，如《婆沙論》中七十九卷說：世尊有時為四天王先以聖語說四諦，二王領解，二不能解。世尊憐愍故、饒益故，以南印度邊國俗語說四諦，二天王中一解一不解。世尊憐愍，復一一種蔑戾車語說四聖諦時，四天王皆得領解。問：若以一音異類解，後二天王何不同解？答：彼論釋云：彼四天王意樂不同，為滿彼意，故佛異說。復次，世尊欲顯於諸言音皆能善解，斷彼疑故。復次，有所化者依佛不變形言而得受化，又所化者依佛轉變形言而得受化。依佛不變形言而受化者，若轉變形言而為說法，彼不能解，如說佛在摩竭陀國，為度池堅，步行十二由旬，七萬眾生皆得見諦云云。依佛轉變形言而受化者，若不變形言而為說法，彼不能解。是故世尊作三種語為四王說法。准上三釋，義理可通，並由眾生宜聞有異，故不相違。

Third, concerning the resolution of contradictions: As it is stated in the seventy-ninth fascicle of the *Vibhāṣā*, the World-Honoured One at one time spoke the four truths for the four heavenly kings first using the noble tongue (āryabhāṣā); two kings understood, and two could not understand. Out of compassion and for their benefit, the World-Honoured One spoke the four truths in the vernacular of the borderlands of South India; of the two heavenly kings, one understood and one did not understand. The World-Honoured One, having compassion, spoke the four noble truths in each of the barbarian (mleccha) languages, whereupon all four heavenly kings came to understand. Question: If diverse types understand through a single sound, why did the latter two heavenly kings not understand together [at first]? Answer: That treatise explains: The inclinations of those four heavenly kings were different; to fulfill their wishes, the Buddha therefore spoke differently. Furthermore, the World-Honoured One wished to demonstrate that he could skillfully comprehend all languages, in order to sever their doubts. Furthermore, there are those to be transformed who receive transformation relying on the Buddha's unaltering form and speech; there are also those to be transformed who receive transformation relying on the Buddha's altering form and speech. For those who receive transformation relying on the Buddha's unaltering form and speech, if he were to alter form and speech to preach the Dharma for them, they would not be able to understand—as it is said that when the Buddha was in Magadha, in order to liberate Chijian, he walked twelve yojanas on foot, and seventy thousand sentient beings all saw the truth, and so forth. For those who receive transformation relying on the Buddha's altering form and speech, if he did not alter form and speech to preach the Dharma for them, they would not be able to understand. Therefore, the World-Honoured One used three kinds of speech to preach the Dharma for the four kings. Based on the above three explanations, the principle can be harmonized; they all stem from differences in what sentient beings are suited to hear, and so there is no contradiction.