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Sutra of the Jeweled Cave of Śrīmālā (勝鬘寶窟)

About 勝鬘寶窟

Sui · by 吉藏撰

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The Jeweled Cave Commentary on the Śrīmālā Sutra, composed by the eminent monk Jizang of the Sui dynasty, is an authoritative exegesis on the Śrīmālādevī Siṃhanāda Sūtra. As the synthesizer of the Three Treatise School, Jizang expounded the Tathāgatagarbha doctrine of this sutra through the Madhyamaka perspective during the Sui and Tang periods, systematically interpreting core teachings such as the One Vehicle as ultimate truth and the universal Buddha-nature inherent in all sentient beings. This commentary harmonizes Prajñā’s emptiness of nature with the wondrous existence of Buddha-nature, presenting a rigorous structure and profound dialectical analysis. It stands as a vital text for studying the integration of Tathāgatagarbha thought in Chinese Buddhism with the Three Treatise School, holding an esteemed position in the history of Buddhist doctrinal studies and revered by scholars throughout the ages.


雕勝鬘寶窟敘
原夫所謂一乘之大車者,則是法王之寶輅也。是以萬德珍琛以校嚴其高廣、四辯鈴鐸以縣列其旁邊,欄楯總持、幰蓋悲捨,禪綩以蓐、寂枕以休。華纓嚲垂,四來舉足歸仰之憙;寶繩絞絡,群黎寧有愛見之愆?儐則駢田奉崇、牛則𦛚䐺般若,況夫家且富豐,不偏其施;乘豈窮匱,無量其籌。何其盛哉!何其偉哉!然夫蒙庶冠癡佩嬰、常舞色味之宅,驂疑駕惑、長驅生死之原,至如饕餮榮聲、安寤熱焰,鏡像膠黐身世、未省漂草爨茅,其靡識火坑,胡暇論寶輅?於焉我
法王,自手擎四鉢而鹿園之教茲基、訖身臥雙林而象喻之誥聿極。凡鸞音興響、金彩移輝,皆無非憫其嚚頑、悽其矇瞍者矣。爾乃妙吉遍吉之諸髦翊輔其化、西方東方之群傑贊成其治,以故或恩或讎皆是益物、遭歎遭呵總為施權,要唯所以欲令辟癡冠、決嬰佩,駕大輅、驅廣衢者耳。茲有
勝鬘夫人者,後宮維蹤,本地誰得而測?柔淑乃質,慈悲宜應為殊。若夫踰闍信至之晨、虛空像現之日,寄緣興教、託事契機,狐膽外魔、忽壞蘭儀之宣吐,獅吼了義、無畏蓮眸之照臨,實似周朝亂臣之一人,寧匪祇園影響之巨擘?其經號曰勝鬘獅子吼一乘大方便大方廣也。夫獅子吼者,是一向記說,自非厥理之終窮,誰獲其說之決定?一乘也者,唯一佛乘,是為真實。大方便也者,為說種種,是云權巧。蓋夫無乘而乘、乘無所乘,稱之一乘。無運而運、運無所運,即是真運。唯其無所運,是以無所不運;唯其無所乘,是以無所不乘。其非若斯妙玄指之,言大方廣將以何稱之者乎?但至理幽淵,奉之難入,茫茫歎喟;譯語古簡,讀者不進,往往惋嗟。唐初有
嘉祥藏大師者,胄遐方而誕秀、協川嶽而稟神,襲龍樹之芳猷、探鷲峰之祕旨。論鋒共迦旃爭銳、亮軼秋蟬,智囊與舍利競儲、麗譬春鳥,蓋是滅後荃宰、法門英規者也。於是歎微言之已絕、傷頹風之不振,抗言動論、朱紫教理,發意吐語、涇渭指歸,乃造疏若干卷,顯此真詮以洞明;立言十萬餘,發茲玄旨而煥炳。未論深之者便開金藏,即亦繙之者真窺寶窟,庸非驚曉醉狂、指眎寶輅者耶!然夫請流吾邦固過萬重之濤瀾、傳至今日亦經千餘之星霜,華夏既已歸烏有之家、桑域未曾入回祿之手,雖然書寫襲祕,未澤學教之乾吭;精藍寶藏,寧息慕古之延領。矧且蒸濕恒慮、蟫蝕詎防。茲某夙奉此經、心庶湛邃,曾獲斯記、懷渙層氷。乃意既噵或里或田,何廢書肆;亦聞若樹若石,豈擇棗梨。於是躳自不量,竊企廣布,屢事讎正,猶恐剩魯魚之塵;仍命剞劂,且喜免潦鶴之瑾。所冀者,披奉男女,同共締乎來緣;攝受仁賢,與俱駕乎一乘。云爾。
元祿十六年季冬之吉沙門道空和南敘

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