西方合論 6.2

6.2

夫一切賢聖，稱心而行，法性無邊，行海叵量。是故或一剎那中，行滿三祇；或恒河沙劫，未成一念。飛空鳥跡，辨地位之分齊；淚日風花，明過現之影像。無脛而走，舍阿彌以何之；不疾而速，識西方之非遠。譬諸五色至玄而亡，萬流以海為極者也。今約大乘諸行，總入一行，略示五門：

All the worthy and noble act in accordance with the mind. The Dharma-nature is boundless; the ocean of practice is unfathomable. Therefore, within a single kṣaṇa, practice may fulfill three asaṃkhyeya kalpas; or across kalpas numerous as the sands of the Ganges, one may not yet accomplish a single thought-moment. The tracks of birds flying through the air demarcate the stages; the sun through tears and flowers in the wind reveal the images of past and present. Walking without legs, apart from Amitābha where could one go? Moving swiftly without haste, one knows the Western Land is not distant. This is like the five colors dissolving when reaching profound black, or the myriad streams finding their ultimate limit in the sea. Now, summarizing the various practices of the Mahāyāna into a single practice, five gates are briefly demonstrated: