淨名經集解關中疏 1.643

1.643

法施會者無前無後。一時供養一切眾生。是名法施之會　此三略答也。什曰。若一起慈心即十方同緣。施中之等莫先於此故曰無前後也。肇曰。夫以方會人不可一息期。以財濟物不可一時周。是以會通無隅者彌綸而不漏法澤。冥披者不易時而同覆故能即無疆。為一會而道無不潤。虛心懷德而物自賓　曷為存濡沫之小惠。捨夫江海之大益置一時之法養。而設前後之俗施乎。

"'A gathering for the gift of the Dharma has no before and no after, making offerings to all sentient beings at one time: this is called a gathering for the gift of the Dharma.'" This third is the brief answer. Shi says: "If one raises a mind of compassion once, it conditions all ten directions alike. Among givings, none is more equal than this; hence it is said to have 'no before and no after.'" Zhao says: "Gathering people by spatial location cannot be expected in a single breath; aiding beings with material wealth cannot be provided all at once. For this reason, one whose gathering and penetration have no bounds encompasses all without leaking, and the rain of Dharma moisture, silently covering, without changing time covers everyone equally. Thus one can take the boundless as a single gathering, and the Way enriches all; harboring virtue with an open mind, all things naturally submit. Why cling to the petty favor of moistening with foam and abandon the great benefit of rivers and oceans, putting aside the unitive Dharma offering to set up mundane giving that has before and after?"