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第六、明方便者，「方便」名善巧。善巧修行，以微少善根，能令無量行成解發，入菩薩位。《大論》云：「能以少施少戒，出過聲聞、辟支佛上。」即此義也。又方便者，眾緣和合也；以能和合成因，亦能和合取果。《大品經》言：「如來身者，不從一因一緣生，從無量功德生如來身。」顯此巧能，故論方便。

Sixth: Elucidating expedients. 'Expedient' (upāya) means skillfulness. Skillfully practicing, with a slight good root one is able to bring immeasurable practices to fruition and awaken understanding, entering the bodhisattva stages. The Mahāprajñāpāramitopadeśa says: 'Being able with small giving and small precepts to surpass śrāvakas and pratyekabuddhas'—this is precisely the meaning. Furthermore, 'expedient' means the harmonious coming together of numerous conditions; because it can harmonize and constitute a cause, it can also harmonize and grasp the fruit. The Pañcaviṃśatisāhasrikā says: 'The Tathāgata's body does not arise from a single cause or a single condition; it arises from immeasurable merits.' To reveal this skillful capacity, we therefore discuss expedients.