四教義 9.5

9.5

第二總明別教菩薩位者，即為三意：一約《瓔珞經》明位數，二約《大品經》三觀明斷伏，三約《涅槃經》對法門辨位。一約《瓔珞經》明位數者，《瓔珞》有七種明位。七位者，一者十信，二者十住，三者十行，四者十迴向，五者十地，六者等覺，七者妙覺地。初十信心即是外凡，別教乾慧地伏忍之位也。十住即是習種性位，從此已去盡三十心，解行位，悉是別教之內凡。性地，柔順忍位也，約別教義推，如煗法。十行者即是性種性，別教義推，如頂法也。十迴向即道種性，別教義推，如忍法、世第一法也。問曰：別教何須明煗、頂、忍也？答曰：十地既對四果，故須明也。通教通真似解，說為煗、頂、忍、世第一法。今別教別真似解，義立此名，以比決分明也。次十地即是聖種性，此皆入別教四果聖位，悉斷無明，別見、思惑。六明等覺位即是等覺性，若望菩薩名等覺佛地；若望佛地名為金剛心菩薩，亦名無垢地菩薩。七明妙覺地，亦名妙覺性，即是究竟佛菩提果，大涅槃之果也。

Second, generally clarifying the bodhisattva stages of the distinctive teaching involves three points: first, clarifying the count of stages according to the Yingluo jing; second, clarifying severing and subduing according to the three contemplations of the Dàpǐn jīng; and third, distinguishing the stages by correlating them to Dharma gateways according to the Nirvāṇa Sūtra. First, regarding clarifying the count of stages according to the Yingluo jing: the Yingluo has seven categories of clarifying the stages. The seven stages are: first, the ten faiths; second, the ten abodes; third, the ten practices; fourth, the ten dedications of merit; fifth, the ten stages (bhūmis); sixth, virtual enlightenment; and seventh, the stage of wondrous enlightenment. The initial ten minds of faith are external ordinary beings, the stage of subduing forbearance at the stage of dry wisdom in the distinctive teaching. The ten abodes are the stage of the lineage of practice; from here onward through the thirty minds, the stages of understanding and practice are all internal ordinary beings of the distinctive teaching. The nature stage is the stage of pliant forbearance; deduced according to the meaning of the distinctive teaching, it is like the dharma of warmth. The ten practices are the lineage of nature; deduced according to the meaning of the distinctive teaching, they are like the dharma of summits. The ten dedications of merit are the lineage of the Path; deduced according to the meaning of the distinctive teaching, they are like the dharma of forbearance and the supreme worldly dharmas. Question: Why must the distinctive teaching clarify warmth, summits, and forbearance? Answer: Since the ten stages correspond to the four fruits, they must be clarified. The shared teaching shares the semblance understanding of the real, which is explained as the dharmas of warmth, summits, forbearance, and supreme worldly dharmas. Now, in the distinctive teaching, the distinctive semblance understanding of the real doctrinally establishes these names in order to make the comparative distinction clear. Next, the ten stages are the noble lineage; these all enter the noble stages of the four fruits of the distinctive teaching, completely severing ignorance and the distinctive delusions of view and thought. Sixth, clarifying the stage of virtual enlightenment: this is the nature of virtual enlightenment; looked at from the perspective of bodhisattvas, it is called the Buddha stage of virtual enlightenment; looked at from the perspective of the Buddha stage, it is called the vajra-mind bodhisattva, and is also called the bodhisattva of the stainless stage. Seventh, clarifying the stage of wondrous enlightenment: also called the nature of wondrous enlightenment, this is the ultimate fruition of buddha bodhi, the fruit of great nirvāṇa.