大方廣佛華嚴經疏 28.10

28.10

Third, giving flavors: the text has four parts, because the purpose is added. First, the practice of giving can be understood. Second, within the ten vows in the practice of pariṇāmanā from 'by this' onward: in the first vow, the Jin translation has the mark of obtaining the supreme taste, which is one of the thirty-two marks. The sūtras state that behind the Buddha's canine teeth there is a spring of amṛta; whatever food enters his mouth all turns into amṛta. In terms of the Dharma, this is also nirvāṇa, serving as the amṛta taste of deathlessness. The rest of the text is obvious.