大方廣佛華嚴經隨疏演義鈔 36.28

36.28

Regarding the Commentary's statement from 'identical to the one yet being three' onward: this is the second part, concluding that the three and the one apply to both cessation and contemplation. Being identical to the one yet being three is because essence accords with characteristics and function; being identical to the three yet being one is because characteristics and function are identical to essence. Simultaneously illuminating the three and the one, essence and function are manifest; simultaneously negating the three and the one, mutually canceling, both are extinguished. That is, because essence is identical to function, it is not one; because function is identical to essence, it is not three.