大方廣佛華嚴經隨疏演義鈔 3.33

3.33

Regarding the commentary's "Yet these two are unobstructed" onward: this is integration and interfusion. Within this there are two parts: first, defining their characteristics; second, directly explaining their integration and interfusion. In the former there are two pairs: gradual progression and perfect interfusion, contrasting teaching with principle, and contrasting characteristics with nature; below, in the primary perfect interfusion, it merely fuses characteristics and nature. In the first pair, in terms of the teaching that expresses, the gradual progression differs; in terms of the principle that is expressed, perfect interfusion is unobstructed. In the second pair, within that which is expressed, in terms of characteristics there are differences of deep and shallow, while in terms of nature there is interfusion without duality. The phrase "virtuous functions" refers to virtuous characteristics and karmic functions.