淨名經集解關中疏 1.17

1.17

菩薩　此下二列菩薩眾。文五。一舉名。二辯數。三歎德。四列名。五總結。此初也。肇曰。菩薩正音云菩提薩埵。菩提佛道也。薩埵秦言大心。眾生有大心入佛道也。謂以大悲智無邊行願為物求道故以名之。什曰。大士凡有三種。一者出家。二者在家。三者他方來。復次一者結業身。二者法身也。此中菩薩多是法身。然應感之形與物同迹。物或齊其所見。而生劣想故舉大數。然後序德也。

“Bodhisattvas”: Below, the second part lists the assembly of bodhisattvas. The text has five sections: first, presenting the name; second, explaining the number; third, praising their virtues; fourth, listing their names; fifth, general conclusion. This is the first. Zhao says: “The correct Sanskrit sound for bodhisattva is bodhisattva. Bodhi is the Buddha-way. Sattva in Qin means great mind. Sentient beings who have a great mind enter the Buddha-way. That is, because they seek the Way for the sake of beings with great compassion and wisdom, and boundless practices and vows, they are named accordingly.” Shi says: “There are altogether three kinds of mahāsattvas: first, those who have left home; second, householders; third, those who have come from other regions. Furthermore, first, those with bodies of karmic defilements; second, those with dharmakāyas. The bodhisattvas here are mostly those of the dharmakāya. However, their forms responding to conditions share the same traces as sentient beings. Beings might evaluate them based only on what they see and produce thoughts of them as inferior; therefore the great number is presented first, and then their virtues are recounted.”