六度萬行持戒持齋等,是莊嚴佛法外面之假裝,非真佛法也。臨濟錄曰:「祇如諸方說六度萬行以為佛法,我道是莊嚴門佛事門,非是佛法。」
The gate or school of the adornment of the spirit, in contrast with external practices, ceremonies, asceticism, etc.
一莊嚴門 指僅具形式之教化門,猶如莊嚴佛法之外在門面,非真實之佛法。如一般以六度萬行為佛法,其實仍未徹入真實佛法,故稱為莊嚴門。〔臨濟錄示眾〕p6016