宗鏡錄 95.2

95.2

勝天王般若經云。三世如來。同在一處。自性清淨無漏法界。若一若異。不可思議。智慧神力。同一法界。般若方便。二相平等。釋曰。同在一處自性清淨者。一切凡聖。皆以無所住。而住自性清淨心祕密藏之一處。若一若異不可思議者。以報身妙土之相。相入相資。故云若異。以法身自體之性。相遍相即。故云若一。如芥瓶燈室。同異難量。故云不可思議。般若方便二相平等者。諸佛以般若方便。常相輔翌。何者。以般若觀空。不住生死。以方便涉有。不住涅槃。以不住生死故。智眼常明。以不住涅槃故。悲心恒續。悲智體同。故云平等。

The Suvikrāntavikrāmi-paripṛcchā-prajñāpāramitā-sūtra says: 'The tathāgatas of the three times are together in a single place: the naturally pure, undefiled dharmadhātu. Whether one or different, it is inconceivable. Their wisdom and spiritual powers share the same dharmadhātu; prajñā and skillful means are equal in their two characteristics.'

Explanation: 'Together in a single place, naturally pure' means that all ordinary people and noble ones, by having no place of abiding, abide in the single place of the secret treasury of the naturally pure mind. 'Whether one or different, it is inconceivable' means that because the characteristics of the reward bodies and wondrous lands interpenetrate and support one another, it is said to be 'different'; because the nature of the dharmakāya's own substance is mutually pervasive and identical, it is said to be 'one'. Like mustard seeds in a jar or lights in a room, oneness and difference are difficult to fathom; hence it is said to be 'inconceivable'. That 'prajñā and skillful means are equal in their two characteristics' means that buddhas constantly use prajñā and skillful means to assist one another. How so? Using prajñā to contemplate emptiness, they do not abide in saṃsāra; using skillful means to engage existence, they do not abide in nirvāṇa. Because they do not abide in saṃsāra, the eye of wisdom is constantly bright; because they do not abide in nirvāṇa, their compassionate mind continues perpetually. Compassion and wisdom share the same substance; hence they are called equal.