大方廣佛華嚴經隨疏演義鈔 69.14

69.14

Regarding the Commentary's: below "Within the specific, the seven...", second is the specific explanation. Grasping reality according to characteristics is precisely what is to be countered; wishing to reveal non-arising, it conversely posits seven realities. However, the text contains two senses: first, these seven realities pervade both ordinary beings and nobles; hence the Commentary merely explains according to the text. Second, discriminating according to stages, within which there are two parts: first, clarifying that the former four discard [attachments of] the first ground and above; the latter three discard [attachments of] external ordinary beings in understanding and practice. In the former, there are again two: first, specific clarification; second, summarization. In the former, "first, the original reality among the dharmas of the pure portion" is the treatise. Below "meaning grasping at intrinsic nature...", the Commentary explains it. First, it brings out what is to be countered. Below "now to counter this...", it cites the sūtra as the counteragent; the seven below are all like this. This first one mostly refers to the first ground's nature abiding in intrinsic nature, which is ultimate emptiness, because it is first realized. If one considers that there is a thing residing in the mind as an actual phenomenal existence, that is what is to be countered, and so now it is countered. Originally there is no arising; how could non-arising be a phenomenal existence? The phrase "because originally detached from nature" is the Commentary explaining the sūtra's meaning of non-arising. Below "if there were formerly arising...", it conversely establishes it. This is as the Vimalakīrtinirdeśa states: "Dharmas originally do not arise, and now do not cease. Obtaining this receptivity to the non-arising of dharmas is entering the gate of non-duality."