釋禪波羅蜜次第法門 2.60

2.60

一、明作法懺悔者，破違無作障道罪。二、明觀相懺者，破除體性惡業罪，故《摩訶衍論》云：「若比丘犯殺生戒，雖復懺悔，得戒清淨，障道罪滅，而殺報不滅。」此可以證前釋後，當知觀相懺悔，用功既大，能除體性之罪。三、觀無生懺悔罪滅者，破除無明一切煩惱習因之罪，此則究竟除罪源本。

First, explaining repentance through ritual enactment: it destroys path-obstructing guilt that violates non-informative [form]. Second, explaining repentance through observing signs: it destroys intrinsic guilt of evil karma; therefore the *Mahāyāna-śāstra* says: 'If a monk violates the precept against killing, though he repents, regains pure precepts, and his path-obstructing guilt is eliminated, the retribution for killing is not eliminated.' This can corroborate the former and explain the latter. One should know that because repentance through observing signs exerts great effort, it can eliminate intrinsic guilt. Third, the elimination of guilt through repentance by observing non-arising: it destroys the guilt of the habitual causes of ignorance and all afflictions; this thoroughly eliminates the fundamental root of guilt.