大方廣佛華嚴經隨疏演義鈔 36.60

36.60

Regarding the Commentary's statement, "Second, the continuity of earlier and later causes and dependencies is without self-nature," and so on: this is the second meaning. Above, the emptiness of persons was distinguished; here, the emptiness of dharmas is clarified. Within this, there are also two parts: first, directly clarifying the emptiness of dharmas; second, from "This nature is precisely the supreme-meaning emptiness" onward, synthesizing and connecting it with Buddha-nature. However, examining the explicit text, merely distinguishing the principle of the two emptinesses is already profound. Observing its dharmas and similes, it encompasses the deep meaning of Buddha-nature in the Nirvāṇa Sūtra, hence it is revealed once more. The syntactical progression in this text is interconnected; first, it generally indicates Buddha-nature, which is the beginning of the "Siṃhanāda Chapter," as has already been extensively cited in the overarching discussion above.