[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [四教義](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1929) › 11.18 # 四教義 11.18 四教義 11.18 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [11.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1929.11.18) 三明初發心功德。發心功德無量無邊，非是凡夫、二乘所測，不可宣說。今採大乘經意，略以十種法門稱述初住圓滿功德：一者住圓滿清淨菩提之心，即是生無生法忍，無緣慈悲、無作誓願普覆法界。二於一念中成就一切萬行、諸波羅蜜。三得一切種智，圓斷法界見、思無明。四得佛眼，圓見十法界三諦之法。五圓入一切法門，所謂約二十五三昧入王三昧，一切三昧悉入其中，冥益眾生，八番破二十五有。六成就菩薩圓滿業，能顯一切神通，所謂三輪不思議化彌滿十法界，顯益眾生，八番利益二十五有。七能成就眾生，開權顯實入一乘道。八能嚴淨一切佛土，如〈佛國品〉所明。九能起法界三業，供養一切十方諸佛，得圓滿陀羅尼，受持一切佛法如雲持雨。十能從一地具足一切諸地功德，心心寂滅，自然流入薩般若海。故《華嚴經》明初住菩薩所有功德，三世諸佛歎不能盡。佛若具足說，一切凡夫人聞，迷亂心發狂，此乃不可思議難解之事，諸大乘了義經之所稱說，豈同通教所明十住功德！比格此明初住與別教初地智斷功德、神通變化用一往是齊，而經論所說或深或淺，意有所在。 > Third, explaining the virtues of the initial arousal of the mind: The virtues of the arousal of the mind are immeasurable and boundless, beyond what ordinary beings and the two vehicles can fathom, and cannot be fully expressed. Now, gathering the purport of the Mahāyāna sūtras, the complete virtues of the first abidance are briefly praised through ten dharma gates: First, abiding in the completely pure bodhi-mind, which is giving rise to the forbearance of non-arising dharmas, with unconditioned compassion and uncreated vows universally covering the dharmadhātu. Second, in a single thought, accomplishing all the myriad practices and all pāramitās. Third, attaining the knowledge of all aspects (sarvākārajñatā) and perfectly severing the views, thoughts, and ignorance of the dharmadhātu. Fourth, attaining the Buddha eye and perfectly seeing the dharmas of the three truths across the ten dharmadhātus. Fifth, perfectly entering all dharma gates—namely, entering the king of samādhis via the twenty-five samādhis, with all samādhis subsumed within it, secretly benefiting sentient beings and shattering the twenty-five states of existence through eight rounds. Sixth, accomplishing the bodhisattva's complete deeds, able to manifest all spiritual superknowledges—namely, the inconceivable transformations of the three wheels pervading the ten dharmadhātus, manifestly benefiting sentient beings and benefiting the twenty-five states of existence through eight rounds. Seventh, being able to bring sentient beings to maturity, opening the expedient and revealing the ultimate to enter the One Vehicle path. Eighth, being able to adorn and purify all Buddha-lands, as explained in the "Buddha Land Chapter". Ninth, being able to give rise to the three karmas of the dharmadhātu to make offerings to all the Buddhas of the ten directions, attaining the complete dhāraṇī and upholding all Buddha-dharmas as clouds hold rain. Tenth, being able to fully possess the virtues of all the stages from a single stage, thought after thought extinguished in stillness, naturally flowing into the ocean of sarvajñā. Therefore, the Avataṃsaka Sūtra explains that all the virtues of a bodhisattva of the first abidance cannot be exhausted by the praise of the Buddhas of the three periods of time. If a Buddha were to explain them fully, all ordinary beings hearing it would become confused, mentally disordered, and maddened. This is an inconceivable, difficult-to-comprehend matter, praised by the definitive Mahāyāna sūtras; how could it be the same as the virtues of the ten abidances explained in the shared teaching! In comparison, the wisdom and severing, virtues, and spiritual superknowledges and transformations explained here for the first abidance are initially equal to the first bhūmi of the distinctive teaching, yet the sūtras and treatises speak of them as deeper or shallower with specific intent. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 11.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1929.11.17) - [Next: 11.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1929.11.19) - [Up: 11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1929.11) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1929~en-mt.11.18) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1929.11.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1929.11.18) · Pramāṇa