法苑珠林 23.85

23.85

今見初學黑白幼童。發足守迷。於文義中生知足想。自恃𣣋他轉加輕侮。故地持論云。隨文取義有五種過。一無正信。二退勇猛。三誑眾生。四輕法。五謗法。能說之人尚垢自心。況所聽之人能生信乎。若淨心說法。縱是生死變為涅槃。若染心說。縱是涅槃變為生死。

Nowadays one sees novices, both monastics and laity, young and old, who stumble and cling to delusion, developing a sense of self-sufficiency within the literal words and meanings. Relying on their own conceit to surpass others, they increasingly treat them with scorn. Therefore, the Bodhisattvabhūmi states: “Adhering to literal phrasing to derive meaning has five faults: first, lacking right faith; second, regressing from vigorous endeavor; third, deceiving sentient beings; fourth, slighting the Dharma; fifth, slandering the Dharma.” If the person capable of expounding still defiles their own mind, how could the person listening be able to give rise to faith? If one expounds the Dharma with a pure mind, even saṃsāra is transformed into nirvāṇa. If one expounds it with an afflicted mind, even nirvāṇa is transformed into saṃsāra.