大方廣佛華嚴經疏 46.32

46.32

Fifth is the mirage-like forbearance (marīcy-upama-kṣānti). In the explanation, there are three parts: first, pointing to phenomena as identical to the simile, where what is illustrated is as before; second, from "Just as" onward distinctly displays the marks of the simile; third, generally correlating them with phenomena. In the second part, if the gates of meaning are separately opened, they also comprise five meanings: first, the empty ground; second, the heat haze; third, the combination of the haze with the empty ground producing the mirage; fourth, the mirage resembling water while there is actually no water; fifth, causing thirsty deer to imagine it exists. The first illustrates the tathāgatagarbha; the second illustrates the residual impressions of ignorance (avidyā-vāsanā); the third illustrates residual impressions perfuming and stirring the ocean of mind to give rise to conditionally produced semblances of phenomena; the fourth illustrates the non-arising of dependent [phenomena]; the fifth illustrates ordinary beings and followers of the small [vehicles] grasping at reality. If one discusses phenomena in terms of the ten similes, each simile has multiple meanings, as expounded at length there. Its meanings of existence and non-existence should be known as with illusion. The sūtra text has two parts: first, illustrating the emptiness of essence; next, from "merely according with" onward illustrates the existence of its marks. Third, in the correlation with phenomena from "A bodhisattva" onward, it first clarifies understanding phenomena, and next, from "manifestly realizing" onward clarifies accomplishing the practice of forbearance.