Only bodhisattvas have the ability to protect the huge castle of true Buddhism and uphold all Buddhas’ dharmas because bodhisattvas have the great wisdom and the empowerment from Buddhas. The empowerment means the blessings from Buddhas. Without the blessings from Buddhas, bodhisattvas would not be able to achieve the varied dharmas. Thus, bodhisattvas can give the Lion’s Roar—that is, bodhisattvas loudly preach the great Buddhahood-Way; in addition, bodhisattvas can completely refute the evil dharmas which mislead sentient beings, and eliminate the evil dharmas from Buddhism. This is called the Lion’s Roar.
-- Pings Xiao, A Discourse on What Upasaka-Bodhisattva Vi-mala-kirti Said Sutra, Vol. 1, True Wisdom Publisher, Taipei, 2007/12/07
只有菩薩才有能力維護佛教正法的高廣大城，才有能力護持諸佛的正法，因為他們有大智慧的緣故，而且也有佛的威神建立的緣故。威神建立是講佛所護念，如果沒有佛所護念，菩薩往往不能成就諸法。菩薩能夠做獅子吼，也就是說高聲宣演佛的菩提大道，並且對於誤導眾生的邪法能夠加以徹底的破斥，排除於佛門之外，這就稱為獅子吼。
《維摩詰經講記》第一輯
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