妙法蓮華經玄義 8.14

8.14

Furthermore, what is called *jīng* (warp) has the meaning of *wěi* (woof): like the warp of silk in the world, woven with the woof, dragon and phoenix patterns are formed. The Buddha preached the warp with the mundane siddhānta, and bodhisattvas weave it with the woof of the mundane; because the warp and woof unite, the pattern of worthies and sages is formed. Again, discussing warp and woof in terms of practice: the practice of wisdom is the warp, and the practice of conduct is the woof; because warp and woof unite, the pattern of the eightfold right [path] is formed. Again, discussing warp and woof in terms of principle: expressing the real is the warp, and expressing the conventional is the woof; because warp and woof unite, the pattern of the two truths is formed.