仁王經疏 2.473

2.473

Exposition: Second, re-explaining the nature of practice. What was spoken of previously as "suchness syllables cultivating the mother of wisdoms" did not yet reveal the distinctions in the aspects of cultivation, hence it is now re-explained. The text has two sections: first, explaining "suchness syllables"; later, from "cultivating non-cultivation" onward, explaining "cultivating the mother of wisdoms." If a bodhisattva does not receive [syllables] and so on up to "neither non-syllables," this is called "suchness syllables." However, regarding these four phrases, various explanations differ. One says: "without reception" is the general phrase; because the bodhisattva does not grasp syllables, it says "does not receive." Regarding "without syllables," below there are three phrases that specifically explain "does not receive": first, not receiving non-syllables, because one does not cling to non-syllables. "Departing from syllables" means not having the meaning of syllables. If they were syllables, they should not be non-syllables, hence this is said. One does not receive departure from syllables; if they were neither non-syllables, they should be neither non-syllables, hence this is said: one does not receive neither non-syllables. Another says: not receiving non-syllables means not receiving syllables as conceptually grasped; not receiving departure from syllables means not receiving the dependent; not receiving neither non-syllables means not receiving syllables of the fully accomplished nature. "Cultivating non-cultivating syllables" and so on explains "cultivating the mother of all buddhas' wisdoms" above. When a bodhisattva practices, they do not give rise to the thought, "I am the cultivator, and syllables are what is cultivated"; only then do they attain the true nature of prajñāpāramitā.