大方廣佛華嚴經隨疏演義鈔 69.72

69.72

Regarding the Commentary's statement, "Fourth, reiterating the sphere pervaded by the phenomenon of principle": this is what the sūtra calls "the differentiated characteristics of dharmas of sentient beings and non-sentient beings", while the treatise merely says, "because of the differentiated characteristics of those with faculties and those without faculties". The body with faculties is sentient beings, because it has bodily faculties; those without faculties are insentient things. Now, with four dharmas, phenomena are encompassed without remainder: namely, teaching, principle, practice, and fruit. Principle is what is expressed, and it pervades both phenomena and principle. The first line clarifies principle; this line is phenomena. Outside of principle there are no phenomena; hence it is called the "pervaded sphere". "This pervades both defiled and pure" and so forth—all are utterly equal. This reveals that the preceding dharmakāya is the dharmakāya of pure dharmas; thus the previous explanation said, "Although the Dharma-gates differ, they equally express the equal."