金剛般若經贊述 2.271

2.271

The Commentary says: Vasubandhu states that this is the third section of doubt within the progressive doubts. Within it, there are three detailed sections, and this is the first passage. That is, there is a doubt that says: 'Although the marks are accomplished, one cannot see the Tathāgata, because they are not his essence, for the Tathāgata has the dharmakāya as his essence; yet as for the Tathāgata's dharmakāya, by seeing the accomplishment of the marks, one knows through inference that the Tathāgata's dharmakāya is the accomplishment of marks of merit.' The meaning of this doubt is: the reward body and transformation body have the dharmakāya as their essence; since the external reward and transformation bodies have the major and minor marks, by inferring the internal from the external, the dharmakāya should also have its marks and signs, just as when looking at a person's face, one knows the thoughts of their heart. Within this, the text has five parts: first, the Tathāgata asks; second, Subhūti answers incorrectly; third, the Tathāgata cross-examines; fourth, Subhūti answers correctly; fifth, verses are cited to confirm it. This is the first. The meaning of the question is: can one view the dharmakāya Tathāgata in the thirty-two marks of the reward and transformation bodies, or not?