安樂集 2.27

2.27

答曰：「論其真如，廣大無邊，與虛空等，其量難知。譬如一大闇室，若然一燈、二燈，其明雖遍，猶為闇也；漸至多燈，雖名大明，豈及日光？菩薩所證智，雖地地相望自有階降，豈得比佛如日明也？」

Answer: "Speaking of tathatā, it is vast and boundless, equal to empty space, and its measure is difficult to fathom. For example, in a large, dark room, if one or two lamps are lit, although their light spreads, it is still dark; when gradually there are many lamps, although it is called great brightness, how could it equal the light of the sun? Although the wisdom realized by bodhisattvas has its own gradations when comparing stage to stage, how could it compare to the Buddha being like the brightness of the sun?"