大方廣佛華嚴經隨疏演義鈔 23.6

23.6

Regarding the Commentary's statement "the thirty-second fascicle of the Nirvāṇa [Sūtra] also agrees with this explanation": this is the Northern edition, where a close friend of the elder Jyotika's father praised the Buddha's merits and further asked the Buddha: "Why is he called Tathāgata?" The Buddha said: "Elder! The Tathāgata, the World-Honoured One, has unimpeded knowledge and vision regarding all dharmas, therefore he is called Buddha. His utterances are never dual, therefore he is called Tathāgata. Because he has severed the afflictions, he is called Arhat. What the World-Honoured One expounds is ultimately never dual." Exegesis: "Never dual" means free from falsity.