大方廣佛華嚴經隨疏演義鈔 20.35

20.35

Second, the Fourth Dhyāna. Regarding the Commentary's statement from "Solely because true emptiness can establish cause and effect" onward: this answers the doubt raised above. This sentence clarifies that because there is the meaning of emptiness, all dharmas can be accomplished. If there were no meaning of emptiness, cause and effect would be definitely existent, and one would fall into eternalism. As for saying, "because cause and effect are established, it is true emptiness," this is the meaning of emptiness through causes and conditions. If one explains emptiness apart from cause and effect, that would be nihilistic emptiness.