大方廣佛華嚴經隨疏演義鈔 63.67

63.67

Regarding the commentary's statement that "in the subsequent specific explanation, there are eight kinds that reveal the practice of according with tathatā," it is asked: These eight are all phenomenal practices; why are they termed practices of tathatā? Answer: There are two meanings. First, these eight help to reveal the contemplation of tathatā. Second, when giving rise to practices within tathatā, in all cases there is no attachment; only then is according with tathatā revealed. The specific practices may be known, but regarding the seventh line, "sustained by the power of mindfulness and wisdom," the commentary explains the treatise in accordance with the sūtra. The sūtra states, "because they obtain mindfulness, reflection, and the power of wisdom," taking "reflection" as the wisdom of contemplation. Master Huiyuan said: "Mindfulness is the wisdom born of hearing, because it remembers and retains the teachings. Reflection is the wisdom born of contemplation, because it ponders and seeks the meaning. Wisdom is the wisdom born of cultivation, because it is capable of abandoning hindrances and advancing superiorly. These three lines are collectively called the power of wisdom." In the present version of the sūtra there are no words for "reflection and," so mindfulness is made to correspond to the two wisdoms, and wisdom corresponds to cultivation.