大方廣佛華嚴經隨疏演義鈔 60.90

60.90

Regarding the phrase "Relying on the power of not guarding against various evils, and so forth": the treatise sūtra in this sentence also says "impermanent". Master Huiyuan says: "This reveals impermanence by means of impermanence. Using the coarse characteristics of impermanence, such as premature death and [short] lifespans, it reveals that the dharmatā of conditioned phenomena is impermanent. The principle of selflessness is subtle and does not reveal impermanence. Now the sūtra differs from the treatise, saying 'because it is insecure.'" The commentary directly explains it without matching it to impermanence or selflessness, but encompasses both meanings to explain it as impermanence; this does not differ from Master Yuan explaining it as selflessness, because when meeting conditions one dies prematurely without autonomy. The fifth phrase below directly refutes 'what belongs to self'; hence that commentary says, "Not fixing what belongs to self conversely reveals that self is non-existent."