大方廣佛華嚴經隨疏演義鈔 33.22

33.22

Regarding the commentary's "Life means the life-faculty (jīvitendriya)" and so forth: the commentary text has two parts: first, explaining the first half-verse, in which there are again two parts: first, explaining the two words 'longevity' and 'life'; second, explaining both lines as a whole. Now, regarding the first: it first relies on the Hīnayāna, namely the verse in the *Kośa*, 'Chapter on Faculties', which says: "The essence of the life-faculty is longevity itself, capable of sustaining warmth and consciousness." The commentary quotes the *Abhidharma* stating: "What is the life-faculty? It refers to longevity in the three realms. It means there is a distinct dharma capable of sustaining warmth and consciousness, called the life-faculty. Among these three dharmas, longevity is what sustains, and hence is called the essence." The commentary says "form and mind"; form is warmth, because warmth must rely on form.