大方廣佛華嚴經隨疏演義鈔 55.20

55.20

Regarding the commentary's words "If one uses the two metaphors to symbolize what is expressed": this is the fourth part, analogously explaining preaching and silence. That is, the above treatise text only uses the wind and drawings to symbolize that which expresses, and only uses empty space to symbolize the expressed Buddha-cognition. Now, drawing an analogy to the treatise's intent, regarding what is expressed alone there naturally are two layers of distinction between the active and passive, and when combined with the treatise's intent above, there are three layers. Within this there are two parts: first, taking the dependent toward the relied-upon, all three layers are inexpressible: 1) taking the expression toward the purport, 2) taking the characteristic toward cognition, and 3) taking the cause toward the fruit. Later, beginning with "If one follows the cause from the fruit", analogously taking the relied-upon toward the dependent, all three layers can be conveyed in words: 1) following the cause from the fruit, 2) following the characteristic from cognition, and 3) taking the purport toward the expression. In this way, the wind and drawings symbolize three phenomena: 1) the teaching, 2) the characteristics of the stages, and 3) the cognition of the stages. One should know that empty space also symbolizes three phenomena: 1) what is expressed, 2) the cognition of the stages, and 3) the fruit-ocean. In total there are four phenomena forming three layers of active and passive; when viewed forward and backward reciprocally, there are six layers, which one may contemplate for oneself.