釋摩訶衍論 4.19

4.19

The treatise says: What is called 'complete' is given the name 'complete' because fundamental avidyā can produce all defiled and pure dharmas and make them increase. As is stated in the Buddhadhātu-vimukti-sūtra: From the seed of avidyā emerges the tree of awareness; from the tree of awareness emerge the flowers of merit and wisdom; from the flowers of the two wheels matures the fruit of the dharmakāya's liberation, and so on at length. Such six kinds of fundamental avidyā, because they are explained clearly in the text of the treatise, their establishment and correlation are here merely summarized. Furthermore, for dark avidyā, what are its characteristics according to the distinction of names? How many different explanations are there in the sūtras? The verse says: