修華嚴奧旨妄盡還源觀 1.54

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六者、主伴互現帝網觀。謂以自為主，望他為伴；或以一法為主，一切法為伴；或以一身為主，一切身為伴。隨舉一法即主伴齊收，重重無盡。此表法性重重影現，一切事中皆悉無盡，亦是悲智重重無盡也。如善財童子，從祇桓林中漸次南行，至毘盧遮那莊嚴大樓閣前，暫時歛念，白彌勒菩薩言：『唯願大聖，開樓閣門，令我得入。』彌勒彈指，其門即開，善財入已，還閉如故。見樓閣中有百千樓閣，一一樓閣前各有彌勒菩薩，一一彌勒菩薩前各有善財童子，一一善財童子皆悉合掌在彌勒前。以表法界重重，猶如帝網無盡也。此明善財童子依此華嚴法界之理修行位極頓證法界也。此舉一樓閣為主，一切樓閣為伴也。故云主伴互現帝網觀，亦是事事無礙觀也。

Sixth is the contemplation of principal and companion mutually manifesting like Indra's net. This means that taking oneself as the principal, one views others as companions; or taking one phenomenon as the principal, all phenomena are companions; or taking one body as the principal, all bodies are companions. Whichever single phenomenon is cited, principal and companions are both gathered in, layer upon layer without end. This symbolizes the dharma-nature reflecting like shadows layer upon layer, inexhaustible in all phenomena; it is also compassion and wisdom being inexhaustible layer upon layer. Just as the youth Sudhana gradually walked south from the Jeta Grove until he arrived before the great pavilion adorned by Vairocana, gathered his thoughts for a moment, and said to the Bodhisattva Maitreya: 'I only pray that the Great Holy One will open the door of the pavilion and allow me to enter.' Maitreya snapped his fingers, and the door immediately opened; after Sudhana entered, it closed again as before. He saw within the pavilion hundreds of thousands of pavilions; in front of each and every pavilion there was a Bodhisattva Maitreya, in front of each and every Bodhisattva Maitreya there was a youth Sudhana, and each and every youth Sudhana had his palms joined in front of Maitreya. This symbolizes that the dharma-realm is layer upon layer, inexhaustible like Indra's net. This clarifies that the youth Sudhana, cultivating according to this principle of the Avataṃsaka dharma-realm, reached the pinnacle of stages and suddenly realized the dharma-realm. Here, one pavilion is cited as the principal, and all pavilions are companions. Therefore it is called the contemplation of principal and companion mutually manifesting like Indra's net, which is also the contemplation of the unobstructed interpenetration among phenomena.