大方廣佛華嚴經疏 10.3

10.3

Now, first, concerning Supreme Sound, the text is divided into two: first, the etiquette of uttering the verses; second, directly uttering the verses; the following ten follow this pattern. The verses generally praise the Buddha and also contain various questions, which can be understood upon reflection. The ten verses are divided into three: the first three praise the Buddha directly; the next six praise the Buddha in relation to the assembly; the third is a single verse that concludes with both master and retinue together. In the first part, the three verses all praise the non-obstruction of the Tathāgata's essence and function. Within this, the first verse shows that without moving from the fundamental, he is all-pervasive, whereby the ten bodies are perfectly interpenetrating and pervade the four dharmadhātus; the latter two verses show that without destroying small marks, he extensively contains [all]. The former is because phenomena are like noumenon; the latter is because phenomena contain noumenon. Within these, the first verse and a half show that a single pore contains the three worlds; the latter half assimilates the rest, meaning that throughout the dharmadhātu there are Buddha bodies everywhere, and there is not a single pore that does not contain oceans of lands. Furthermore, a single pore signifies a gate of liberation, because it is where the wisdom of the buddhas and bodhisattvas abides. Manifesting many oceans of lands is because every single gate is a cause of a pure land. As for the next six verses praising him in relation to the assembly, holy ones and sages assist him, revealing the supremacy of the master. The six verses generally show that both master and retinue are all-pervasive. Within them, the first two show the pervasiveness of the total body and total marks; the latter four show that the total body pervading the particulars is minute and inconceivable, and can only be known by universal wisdom and established by universal practice. The third, concluding both together, is evident.