四教義 10.30

10.30

三明外用利物者，所謂能隱顯二種利。一隱利益者，入王三昧，一切三昧王悉入其中，是故一切眾生受諸苦惱，一心歸依、稱名求乞救護，菩薩住三昧中即觀三業皆得解脫。解脫有八種：一破二十五有果報之苦，二破二十五有因苦，三破聲聞二十五有見思煩惱苦，四破緣覺二十五有見思煩惱苦，五破三藏菩薩二十五有見思煩惱苦，六破通教三乘人二十五有見思煩惱苦，七破別教菩薩二十五有恒沙無知別惑苦，八破圓教菩薩二十五有三諦無明之惑苦。一心稱名皆得解脫，意在此也，故說二十五三昧能破二十五有也。二顯利益者，即是住二十五三昧，十法界眾生機緣來感，普現色身，八番與眾生樂，如觀音普門示現神通之相也。若有眾生應以佛身得度者，即能八相成道、現身說法，即是此經明「住不思議解脫種種示現」也。此菩薩初地聖行滿足，具無緣大慈大悲，如磁石吸鐵也。

Third, explaining the external functions that benefit beings: this refers to being able to produce two kinds of benefit, hidden and manifest. First, regarding the hidden benefit: upon entering the king of samādhis, all kings of samādhis are contained within it; therefore, when all sentient beings undergo various sufferings and distress, and single-mindedly take refuge, recite the name, and plead for rescue and protection, the bodhisattva, abiding in samādhi, contemplates their three karmas, and all attain liberation. Liberation has eight kinds: first, destroying the suffering of retribution in the twenty-five states of existence; second, destroying the suffering of causes in the twenty-five states of existence; third, destroying the suffering of defilements of views and thoughts in the twenty-five states of existence for voice-hearers; fourth, destroying the suffering of defilements of views and thoughts in the twenty-five states of existence for pratyekabuddhas; fifth, destroying the suffering of defilements of views and thoughts in the twenty-five states of existence for bodhisattvas of the Tripiṭaka teaching; sixth, destroying the suffering of defilements of views and thoughts in the twenty-five states of existence for persons of the three vehicles of the shared teaching; seventh, destroying the suffering of distinctive delusions of ignorance as numerous as the sands of the Ganges in the twenty-five states of existence for bodhisattvas of the distinctive teaching; eighth, destroying the suffering of delusions of nescience regarding the three truths in the twenty-five states of existence for bodhisattvas of the perfect teaching. Single-mindedly reciting the name brings liberation to all—the intention lies right here; hence it is said that the twenty-five samādhis can destroy the twenty-five states of existence. Second, regarding the manifest benefit: this means that abiding in the twenty-five samādhis, when the capacities and conditions of sentient beings in the ten dharmadhātus come to resonate, the bodhisattva universally manifests physical bodies, bestowing joy upon sentient beings in eight turns, just like Avalokiteśvara's marks of supernatural transformations shown in the Universal Gate. If there are sentient beings who should be delivered through a buddha body, they can accomplish the path through the eight marks and manifest bodies to preach the Dharma; this is what this sūtra explains as 'abiding in the inconceivable liberation, producing manifold manifestations.' This bodhisattva, having fulfilled the holy practices of the first ground, is endowed with great loving-kindness and great compassion without external conditions, just as a lodestone attracts iron.