大方廣佛華嚴經隨疏演義鈔 69.19

69.19

Regarding the Commentary's: below "Fifth, the reality of the prior limit...", second is explaining the latter three lines, discarding attachments prior to the grounds. The first is defilement; the second is the essence of birth, because it is conditioned; the third pervades the two above and is also karma. In the counteragent of the first line, the phrase "defilement has nothing to be destroyed" is the approach of nature-emptiness. "Bodhi makes defilement" refers to the approach of wondrous existence fitting reality. In "the combination of defilement and purity constitutes sentient beings", defilement here is affliction, and purity is the tathāgatagarbha; the combination of non-arising and non-cessation is called sentient beings. Above, it clarified that non-arising does not arise; now it distinguishes that arising and cessation do not arise. "Furthermore, the former is the non-empty womb", because Buddha-nature is wondrous existence. "This is the empty womb", because it is not associated with defilement. Now, doubly discarding both wombs, it states: "neither can be obtained."