法界次第初門 3.106

3.106

次六和敬而辯八種變化者，菩薩善住和敬之法，則與一切猶如水乳。眾生心既親愛，故易可化度。若欲生物希有之信，必須現大神通。大神通者，即六通也。六通名目並已前列，今不重出。但八種變化自在之用，利物功深，二乘所不能測，故次和敬而辯之也。此八種通名變化者，變化之名一往既與前十四是同，無勞重釋。而八種力用自在巧妙，非二乘所得，是以別出，故《大涅槃經》中以此八法釋於我義。

Next, explaining the eight kinds of transformations after the six points of reverent harmony: when a bodhisattva abides skillfully in the dharmas of reverent harmony, they blend with all beings just like water and milk. Because the minds of sentient beings are affectionate, they can be easily transformed and saved. If one wishes to produce in beings a rare faith, one must manifest great superknowledges. The great superknowledges are the six superknowledges. Since the items of the six superknowledges have already been listed earlier, they are not repeated now. However, the autonomous functions of the eight kinds of transformations benefit beings with profound efficacy, which cannot be fathomed by the two vehicles; therefore they are explained next after reverent harmony. These eight kinds are collectively called 'transformations'. Since the name 'transformation' is generally identical to that in the previous fourteen, there is no need to explain it again. But the autonomous and skillful power and function of these eight kinds cannot be attained by the two vehicles, and hence they are set forth separately; thus in the Mahāparinirvāṇa-sūtra these eight dharmas are used to explain the meaning of the self.