大方廣佛華嚴經隨疏演義鈔 61.35

61.35

Regarding the commentary's "Having previously extinguished vitarka and vicāra" downward, it resolves an objection. The objection says: If above one extinguished vitarka and vicāra, and now again says 'without [them]', is this not redundant? The point of the answer says: Previously mentioning vitarka and vicāra indicated what is extinguished here, showing what is countered. Here, saying 'without' differs from the first dhyāna using this vitarka and vicāra as the counteragent; it shows that the counteragent is absent. Master Huiyuan says: "The previous extinguishing of vitarka and vicāra is like calling the truth of cessation 'undefiled'. This 'without vitarka and vicāra' is like calling the truth of the path 'undefiled'."