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t40n1812 tiantai bodhisattva precepts commentary.g2.0f

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Chinese

下至清净略列余生十处。正明此世化方。故知番番示成正觉。并历十处摄诸有缘。至舍那所受菩萨藏。及为他上说佛心地。乃至涅槃方名反。顿部在初故略四味。问此结华严处会不等何耶。答经度不尽广略有殊。是以今文长彼化乐及初二三四禅五处。华严云。不离本座。此云起说圣化难测。随机见述(云云)。 现代汉语译本: 从下文的清净之处开始,简略地列出余生将要度化的十个地方。这正是为了表明此世教化的方向。因此可知,佛陀一次又一次地示现成正觉,并且经历十个地方来摄受各种有缘众生。直至在舍那佛(Vairocana,意为光明遍照)处接受菩萨藏(Bodhisattva Pitaka,菩萨所应修学的法门),以及为了他人宣说佛陀的心地法门。乃至到涅槃时才名为返回。顿教法门在开始时较为简略,所以省略了四味(指乳味、酪味、生酥味、熟酥味)。 问:为什么这里总结《华严经》(Avatamsaka Sutra)的处所和集会地点与经中其他地方不同呢? 答:因为经文的详略程度不同,所以各有差异。因此,现在的经文比《化乐天》(Nirmana-rati,欲界六天之一)以及初禅、二禅、三禅、四禅这五个地方要长。《华严经》说:‘不离本座’。而这里说佛陀起身说法,圣者的教化难以测度,随顺众生的根机而示现(如上所述)。

English

English version: From the pure places below, a brief list is made of the ten places where the remaining life will be spent in conversion. This precisely clarifies the direction of teaching in this world. Therefore, it is known that the Buddha repeatedly demonstrates the attainment of perfect enlightenment and experiences ten places to gather all sentient beings with affinity. Until receiving the Bodhisattva Pitaka (Bodhisattva Pitaka, the teachings that Bodhisattvas should practice) at Vairochana's (Vairocana, meaning 'illuminating everywhere') place, and speaking of the Buddha's mind-ground Dharma for others. It is only at Nirvana that it is called returning. The sudden teaching is simpler at the beginning, so the four tastes (referring to milk, curd, raw ghee, and cooked ghee) are omitted. Question: Why is the summary of the places and assemblies of the Avatamsaka Sutra (Avatamsaka Sutra) here different from other places in the sutra? Answer: Because the degree of detail in the sutra varies, there are differences. Therefore, the current text is longer than the five places of Nirmana-rati (Nirmana-rati, one of the six heavens of the desire realm) and the first, second, third, and fourth Dhyanas. The Avatamsaka Sutra says: 'Without leaving the original seat.' Here it says that the Buddha rises to speak the Dharma, the teaching of the sages is difficult to fathom, and it manifests according to the capacity of sentient beings (as mentioned above). --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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