華嚴略疏卷第三 3.25

3.25

The relied-upon body having been explained, next is explained for what purpose: within this, it relies on all-knowledge to know, sever, realize, and cultivate. This Buddha-wisdom has nine kinds of differentiated activities, with all-knowledge as the general: the nine are (1) Buddha-wisdom of powers, (2) Buddha-wisdom of fearlessnesses, (3) Buddha-wisdom of impartiality, (4) Buddha-wisdom of rescuing, (5) Buddha-wisdom of purity, (6) Buddha-wisdom of remainderlessness, (7) Buddha-wisdom of defilement[-freeing / adornment], (8) Buddha-stage of awakening, (9) Buddha-wisdom of turning the Dharma wheel. These nine kinds are all called activities. 'Buddha of power' and 'Buddha-wisdom' are the ten powers; 'fearlessness' is the various fearlessnesses; 'impartiality' is complete endowment; 'rescuing' is rescuing the world; 'purity' is greatness of loving-kindness and compassion; 'remainderlessness' is unobstructed wisdom; 'defilement[-freeing]' is purifying the Buddha-land; 'awakening' is knowing the three periods of time; 'turning the Dharma wheel' is the spiritual power of all wheels; therefore one generates such a mind, because vows are well-determined in one's original allocation. Why does it only say 'generating the mind' and not 'generating wisdom' and the remaining mental factors? Because the mind is the foundation, subsuming all wisdom factors. An older explanation says: the first four clauses are dharmakāya merits; the next four clauses are outward transformation; the next two are wisdom. Having explained for what purpose one generates such a mind, next is explained by what cause one generates such a mind: these ten kinds of great compassion have the general, with nine as particular: (1) higher greatness, (2) embracing greatness, (3) pure and utmost greatness, (4) immeasurable greatness, (5) decisive greatness, (6) compliant greatness, (7) direct receiving greatness, (8) most sublime greatness, (9) abiding until the end greatness. 'Higher' is because wisdom regarding subtle suffering is superior; 'embracing' is through expedient means; 'pure and utmost' is because the straightforward mind and profound mind are pure and utmost toward the exhaustion of sentient beings' realms; 'immeasurable' is because its measure is equal to the Buddha's powers; 'decisive greatness' is because profound wisdom is well-determined, and the power of sentient beings and the power of the Buddha head toward unobstructed wisdom; 'compliant greatness' is complying with spontaneous true awakening wisdom; 'direct receiving greatness' is being able to receive all, up to teaching and converting; 'most sublime greatness' is being vast like the dharmadhātu; 'abiding until the end greatness' is the exhaustion of impermanence, craving, fruitions, and causes, from the ultimate limit of nirvāṇa down to the exhaustion of the future limit.