金剛經纂要刊定記 5.12

5.12

非嚴下。正釋。即以後第三句為出所以，由是故得非嚴及莊嚴也。非嚴即揀法相土，非今所嚴之者，當於經中則非莊嚴也。莊嚴意，即顯法性土，是此所嚴之者，當於經中是名莊嚴。所謂顯發過恒河沙數功德，而為莊嚴。如金作器，器非外來，即以此器反嚴於金。是故前引論云：「諸佛無有莊嚴國土事」等。是則於諸嚴中更無過者，故云第一莊嚴等也。

From "Non-adornment" downward directly explains. That is, the third line that follows provides the reason; through this, both non-adornment and adornment are obtained. "Non-adornment" excludes the land of phenomenal characteristics as not being what is presently adorned, corresponding in the sūtra to "is no adornment." The intention of "adornment" reveals the land of dharmatā as being what is adorned here, corresponding in the sūtra to "is called adornment." This refers to manifesting merits exceeding the sands of the Ganges to serve as adornment. Just as making utensils from gold—the utensils do not come from outside, but rather one uses these utensils to adorn the gold itself. Therefore, the treatise cited earlier states: "The buddhas have no such thing as adorning countries," and so forth. Thus, among all adornments none surpasses this, and hence it is called the "foremost adornment" and so forth.