金剛經纂要刊定記 7.190

7.190

In the second [part], "various sūtras," etc., means: when the Tathāgata preached the Dharma, he mostly used unreal things such as dreams and illusions to illustrate the emptiness of all phenomena. Whether extensive or brief, these are scattered across various sūtras and treatises. Although the principal orientations of the various sūtras and treatises differ, their overall intention is to destroy the conceptual attachments of sentient beings' imputed nature. Or, for those with intense conceptual attachments who fail to comprehend the Dharma, doubt arises based on the analogies; since the illness is protracted, the medicine is applied progressively. With awakening as the goal, teachings and analogies are multiplied. Now, relying on the commentary on the "Ten Forbearances Chapter" of the Avataṃsaka Sūtra, and incorporating the overall purport of the Mahāyāna treatises, the intention behind the various analogies is clarified so that there is no confusion.