The six kinds of wisdom. Each is allotted seriatim to one of the six positions 六位 q. v. (1) 聞慧 the wisdom of hearing and apprehending the truth of the middle way is associated with the 十住; (2) 思慧 of thought with the 十行; (3) 修慧 of observance with the 十廻向; (4) 無相慧 of either extreme, or the mean, with the 十地; (5) 照寂慧 of understanding of nirvana with 等覺慧; (6) 寂照慧 of making nirvana illuminate all beings associated with 佛果 Buddha-fruition. They are a 別教 Differentiated School series and all are associated with 中道 the school of the 中 or middle way.
(一)六種智慧。依別教菩薩六階位所作之分類,即:(一)聞慧,屬十住位之智慧,謂菩薩於十住位中,聞中道之理,了知一切法,遠離二邊之相之智慧。(二) 思慧,屬十行位之智慧,謂菩薩於十行位中思惟中道之理所生之智慧。(三)修慧,屬十迴向位之智慧,謂菩薩於十迴向位中修習中道之理所生之智慧。(四)無相慧,屬十地位之智慧,謂菩薩於十地位中證知中道之理,遠離二邊之相之智慧。(五)照寂慧,照即中道之用,寂即中道之體。屬等覺位之智慧,謂等覺位之菩薩以中道之觀慧,照中道理體之智慧。(六)寂照慧,屬妙覺位之智慧,即菩薩於佛果位即中道之體而起中道之用,體用不二,定慧平等之智慧。〔菩薩瓔珞本業經卷上〕 (二)六種性之異名。即指習種性、性種性、道種性、聖種性、等覺性、妙覺性。(參閱「六種性」1302)
聞慧、思慧、修慧、無相慧、照寂慧、寂照慧。
(名數)瓔珞本業經上說六種之智慧,即別教菩薩六位之分也。一聞慧,於十住位中聞中道之理,知一切法離二邊之相也。二思慧,於十行位中思惟中道之理發生之智慧也。三修慧,於十迴向位中修習中道之理發生之智慧也。四無相慧,於十地位中,證知中道之理,離二邊之相之智慧也。五照寂慧,照為中道之用,寂為中道之體,等覺位之菩薩,以中道之觀慧照中道理體之智慧也。六寂照慧,於佛果位即中道之體而起中道之用之智慧也。【又】瓔珞經所說六種性之異名。【參見: 六種性】