釋氏要覽 2.196

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謂佛法僧也。寶性論云。依彼六種相似對故。佛法僧說名為寶。一世間難得相似。以無善根諸眾生等百千萬劫不能得故。二無垢相似。以離一切有漏法故。三威德相似。以具足六通。不可思議。威德自在故。四莊嚴相似。以能莊嚴出世間故。五勝妙相似。以出世間故。六不可改異相似。以無漏法。世八法不能動故。偈云。真實世希有。明淨及勢力。能莊嚴世間。最上不變等。

This refers to the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Saṅgha. The Ratnagotravibhāga states: 'Relying upon six kinds of resemblance, the Buddha, Dharma, and Saṅgha are called jewels: 1. Resemblance in being rare to encounter in the world, because all sentient beings lacking wholesome roots cannot encounter them for hundreds of thousands of myriads of kalpas. 2. Resemblance in being immaculate, because they are free from all contaminated phenomena. 3. Resemblance in majestic power, because they are fully endowed with the six superknowledges, are inconceivable, and have mastery in majestic power. 4. Resemblance in adornment, because they can adorn the supramundane realm. 5. Resemblance in supreme excellence, because they transcend the world. 6. Resemblance in immutability, because as uncontaminated phenomena, they cannot be moved by the eight worldly conditions.' A verse says: 'Being true, rare in the world, / Bright, pure, and endowed with power, / Able to adorn the world, / Supreme, unchanging, and so on.'