妙法蓮華經玄義 3.4

3.4

Furthermore, merging them generally: Such characteristic merges with the two links of karmic formations and existence. Such nature merges with the three links of ignorance, craving, and grasping. Such substance merges with the seven links from consciousness and name-and-form up to old age and death. Such power is still the three links of the path of affliction, for ignorance, craving, and grasping are capable of generating the power of karma. Such function is still the two links of karmic formations and existence, capable of performing the karma of suffering. Such cause is still the two links of karmic formations and existence, serving as causes for the seven sufferings. Such condition is still the three links of ignorance, craving, and grasping, capable of moistening karma to grasp suffering. Such fruit is still the habit fruit of karmic formations and existence. Such retribution is still the karma of karmic formations and existence, which brings about retributions such as name-and-form. These two rounds generally apply the conceivable twelve links of dependent origination to merge with the ten suchnesses of the six destinies.