[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [大方廣佛華嚴經隨疏演義鈔](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1736) › 21.16 # 大方廣佛華嚴經隨疏演義鈔 21.16 大方廣佛華嚴經隨疏演義鈔 21.16 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [21.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1736.21.16) 疏「七城有三義」，疏文有二意：先解長行城義、後「有斯」已下會頌文。前中有三：初立城三義、二「今言法城」下出城之體、三從「各有三義」下別釋教理行果皆有防外敵等三。而四法為三，以理行合釋，非理不顯行、非行不顯理，故初若了心城之性空則眾惑不入，是防外敵義。性空是理，謂自性淨心不與妄合，即理防外敵。了空即行，眾惑不入，即行為城，名防外敵也。 > Regarding the Commentary's stating that "the seven cities have three meanings," the text of the Commentary has two intentions: first, it explains the meaning of "city" in the prose text; second, from "With these \[multiple meanings\]..." onward, it aligns this with the verse text. Within the former there are three parts: first, establishing the three meanings of a city; second, from "Now speaking of the Dharma-city..." downward, setting forth the essence of the city; third, from "Each has three meanings..." downward, separately explaining how teaching, principle, practice, and fruit all have the three \[functions\], such as warding off external enemies. Now, the four dharmas are treated as three because principle and practice are explained together: without principle, practice is not revealed; without practice, principle is not revealed. Thus, at first, if one comprehends that the nature of the mind-city is empty, then all defilements cannot enter—this is the meaning of warding off external enemies. Nature-emptiness is the principle; that is to say, the intrinsically pure mind does not combine with delusion, which is principle warding off external enemies. Comprehending emptiness is practice: when all defilements cannot enter, practice serves as the city, which is termed warding off external enemies. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 21.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1736.21.15) - [Next: 21.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1736.21.17) - [Up: 21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1736.21) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1736~en-mt.21.16) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1736.21.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1736.21.16) · Pramāṇa