萬善同歸集 3.29

3.29

「大凡善法，略有四種：一、自性善，無貪瞋癡等三善根。二、相應善，善心起時，心王、心所一時俱起。三、發起善，發身語業，表內心所思。四、第一義善，體性清淨。又略有二種：一、理善，即第一義。二、事善，即六度萬行。今時多據理善，若是理善，闡提亦具，何不成佛？是以須行事善，莊嚴顯理；積大福德，方成妙身。如礦含金，似山藏玉；若石蘊火，猶地生泉。未遇因緣，不成濟用；雖然本具，有亦同無。眾生三因，亦復如是。凡曰有心，正因悉具；未得緣、了，法身不成。了因智慧莊嚴，正解觀察；緣因福德莊嚴，妙行資發。三因具足，十號昭然；自利利他，理窮於此。故《法華經》云：『我以相嚴身，光明照世間；一切眾所尊，為說實相印。』

"Generally speaking, there are four kinds of good dharmas: First, intrinsic goodness, which is the three wholesome roots—non-greed, non-anger, and non-delusion. Second, associated goodness: when a wholesome mind arises, the primary mind and mental factors arise together at the same time. Third, motivated goodness, which initiates bodily and verbal karma to manifest the thoughts of the inner mind. Fourth, the goodness of ultimate truth, whose substance and nature are pure. Furthermore, there are two kinds: First, goodness of principle, which is the ultimate truth. Second, goodness of phenomena, which is the six perfections and myriad practices. Nowadays people mostly rely on the goodness of principle; but if it is only the goodness of principle, even icchantikas possess it, so why do they not become Buddhas? Therefore one must practice the goodness of phenomena to adorn and reveal principle; only by accumulating great merit and virtue does one accomplish the wondrous body. It is like ore containing gold, or a mountain harboring jade; like a stone retaining fire, or the earth bringing forth a spring. If they do not encounter causes and conditions, they will not be brought to practical use; although fundamentally possessed, having them is the same as not having them. The three causes of sentient beings are also like this: whoever has a mind fully possesses the direct cause; but without attaining the conditioning and revealing causes, the dharmakāya cannot be accomplished. The revealing cause is adorned with wisdom, correct understanding, and contemplation; the conditioning cause is adorned with merit and virtue, with wondrous practices to foster and develop it. When the three causes are complete, the Ten Epithets shine brilliantly; benefiting oneself and benefiting others reaches its ultimate point here. Thus the Saddharmapuṇḍarīka Sūtra states: 'Adorning my body with marks, my light illuminates the world; revered by all the multitudes, I preach the seal of the dharmatā.'"