華嚴經探玄記 3.15

3.15

Eighth, the six characteristics: The Daśabhūmika-śāstra, fascicle one, states: "All ten phrases spoken have six kinds of characteristic-gates: 1. universal characteristic; 2. particular characteristic; 3. identity characteristic; 4. difference characteristic; 5. integrating characteristic; 6. disintegrating characteristic." The complete explanation is as given below in the 'Chapter on the Ten Bhūmis'.