大方廣佛華嚴經隨疏演義鈔 67.24

67.24

Regarding the Commentary's line "The three [factors] of craving, grasping, and becoming show that it has not yet obtained an antidote": this means that if an antidote had been obtained, one should not, depending on the present, further give rise to craving and so forth. After this, there is further an inverse explanation in the treatise stating: "If one cuts off craving and grasping, even if there is the performance of karma, ignorance and formative action cannot give rise to becoming." Explanation: this reveals that in the present there are also ignorance and formative action that are what is moisturized, and so forth. Examining the intent of this treatise, the two past causes possess both initiation and moisturization, yet it mentions only the name of initiating karma; the present craving and so forth also possess both initiation and moisturization, yet it shows only the name of moisturization. Therefore, the commentary above says that each allows for the mutual presence [of both]; contemplate this. It is also possible that present craving and grasping do not moisturize past karma of subsequent retribution, and so cannot give rise to becoming.