大方廣佛華嚴經隨疏演義鈔 30.32

30.32

Regarding the commentary's: "First, the cognition knowing liberation": this is the heading. The fourth line of this stanza concludes with praise. The commentary does not explain each line separately, but weaves the four lines together to explain them. That is, the word "body" in the first line joins with the word "external" in the second line. The word "mind" in the first line joins with the word "internal" in the second line. It should be read as "external body and internal mind." The two words "equality" are the principle of body and mind. The two words "liberation" apply both to body and mind, internal and external, yet liberation differs: the external body is freed from the suffering marks of karmic fetters—thus the word "liberation" above takes "external body," and below takes the words "nothing to which it is bound" in the fourth line. The internal mind is freed from marks such as clinging and grasping—thus the word "liberation" above takes "internal mind," and below takes the two words "without attachment" in the fourth line. When the mind is free from grasping and attachment, it becomes the realizational subject; tallying with the equality above is called "right mindfulness"; thus the third and fourth lines are complete. From "moreover, internally freed from the two hindrances," a different explanation is given. Above, the word "liberation" was separately matched to body and mind, both being liberation through detachment from hindrances. Here, internal liberation is explained as liberation through detachment from hindrances; external liberation is liberation of function, as in the Vimalakīrtinirdeśa: "There is a liberation called inconceivable," and so forth.