A Share of “Conditions Arise in the Dharma Realm”
中文原著：隆門圓通法師
英文翻譯：張惠平
Written by Master Shih Longmen Yuantong
Translated by Huei Ping Chang
四法界為華嚴教義之緣起觀。四法界中事事無礙法界，又作法界無盡緣起，十玄無盡又相互輝映互入十玄之門，然皆於大方廣中。
法界之緣起，係以一法而成一切法，以一切法而起一法。是故，宇宙萬象，一即一切，一切亦含攝於一之中（一切即一）。如是法界，相入相即；一與一切互為主從，圓融無礙。此重重無盡觀，稱為法界緣起觀。
〈法界緣起〉：可分為染、淨二方面來說明。染法界緣起，係說明迷界之緣起，乃真如受覆蔽，無力穿透無明（迷）之狀況…。淨法界緣起，則說明法性之生起、即真如能透顯，如陽光透出雲層，而無明暗障消弭之狀況。
華嚴教義中，更進一步詳細發揮法界緣起者，另有所謂三性一際、因門六義、六相相融、四種法界等要旨。此外：針對真理之本體而論說緣起者，即天台宗之一念三千論；與之相對，針對各個現象而論說相即相入者，即為華嚴宗之法界緣起論。此乃繼承小乘佛教之業感緣起論，權大乘之阿賴耶識緣起論等，所完成的實大乘之緣起論。
（華嚴五教章卷四、華嚴一乘十玄門、華嚴經搜玄記卷三下、華嚴經探玄記卷一、卷四、卷十三）
（參閱〈法界〉3367、（緣起論）6129）。
釋圓通 合十吉祥
104、11、25日
資料來源：心靈甘露(一)，隆門圓通法師著。
The Four Dharma Realms are the Conditions Arise View of the doctrine of the Flower Ornament (Hua Yen). In the Four Dharma Realms, everything is without hindrance and endless conditions arise. The Ten Mysteries are boundless that reflect each other and enter each other’s gate. They are all within the realm of the maha vaipulya.
The dharma realm arises when one dharma gives rise to all dharmas, and all give rise to one. Hence, in all of the phenomena of the universe, one is everything and everything is one. In such a realm, all phenomena can enter each other and stay close to each other. Either “one” or “all” can be primary or secondary to each other, smooth and without hindrance. Such an endless view is called the view of “Conditions Arise in the Dharma Realm.”
“Conditions Arise in the Dharma Realm” can be elaborated with two aspects: contamination and purity. The arising of conditions in the contamination dharma realm means the arising of conditions in the deluded realm where the true suchness is covered and thus unable to penetrate ignorance. On the other hand, the arising of conditions in the purity dharma realm means the dharma nature arises, i.e., the true suchness can penetrate and manifest, like the sunshine penetrating the clouds and extinguishing the dark obstacles of ignorance.
The Hua Yen doctrine further elaborates the arising conditions of the dharma realm with the gists of Three Natures One Boundary, Six Meanings in the Cause Gate, Six Phenomena Compatible with Each Other, and Four Dharma Realms. In addition, the “one thought replete with three thousands” theory of the Tien Tai School deals with the arising conditions in the light of the essence of truth. In contrast, the Hua Yen’s “conditions arise in the dharma realm” theory deals with “all phenomena can enter each other and stay close to each other” in the light of each individual phenomenon. All these inherit the “conditions caused by karma” theory of the Small Vehicle Buddhism and the “conditions caused by
ālaya-vijñāna” of the Great Vehicle Buddhism. Together, they accomplished the Condition Arising Theory of the True Great Vehicle Buddhism.
Shih Longmen Yuantong, Palms together.
Auspiciousness to you all.
Source: Sweet Dew for the Soul (Vol. I), Written by Master Shih Longmen Yuantong.