大方廣佛華嚴經隨疏演義鈔 65.29

65.29

In the commentary, "Twelfth, the link of aging-and-death": the commentary text has three parts: first, directly explaining the text; second, demonstrating its essence; third, resolving an objection. Here, in the first part, "this refers to the various stages of decay and transformation" is also a passage from the Vijñaptimātratāsiddhi. After forty, one's appearance gradually declines, which belongs to aging. In the Kośa, it says: "Extending up to the experience of aging-and-death," the meaning of which is as explained under the link of birth.