大方廣佛華嚴經隨疏演義鈔 1.36

1.36

From the commentary's "Principle transforms in accord with phenomena, so that the conditioned arising of the one and the many is boundless" onward, it secondly clarifies that the dharmadhātu of non-obstruction between phenomena and phenomena is the essential purport of the sūtra. This will be distinguished in detail within the "Scope of the Doctrine," but here it is only briefly clarified. It is also divided into two: the first pair clarifies the cause of non-obstruction. The reason why phenomena, while distinct, can be non-obstructive is that principle fuses phenomena. Within this, the first line clarifies that relying on principle brings about phenomena, so the one and the many mutually serve as conditioned arising. This is still the non-obstruction of phenomena and principle; it is raised here simply to follow upon what precedes and initiate what follows. It is through the non-obstruction of phenomena and principle that the non-obstruction of phenomena and phenomena is obtained. If phenomena were not identical to principle, and phenomena were not brought about by principle, they would obstruct each other; now, because they are identical to principle, they achieve non-obstruction. The next line uses principle to fuse phenomena, and therefore says that when phenomena obtain the fusion of principle, then the myriad differences interpenetrate without obstruction. This directly analyzes the reason for the non-obstruction between phenomena and phenomena. Because of the above grasping of principle to bring about phenomena, there are no phenomena that are not principle, and so principle is used to fuse phenomena. Since principle is harmoniously integrated, phenomena follow suit as well; hence the myriad differences interpenetrate without obstruction. Because they are identical to phenomena, there are myriad differences. Because they are fused by principle, they interpenetrate layer upon layer. This corresponds to the "gate of the harmonious integration of the nature of principle" among the reasons for the ten profundities. The rest will be explained below.