大方廣佛華嚴經隨疏演義鈔 74.38

74.38

Regarding the commentary's "If based on the *Pañcaviṃśatisāhasrikā*..." onwards, this is the sixth section, the ten similes explained in the *Pañcaviṃśatisāhasrikā* and the *Mahāprajñāpāramitopadeśa*. The ten similes are: 1. like an illusion, 2. like a mirage, 3. like the moon in water, 4. like empty space, 5. like an echo, 6. like a gandharva city, 7. like a dream, 8. like a shadow, 9. like an image in a mirror, and 10. like a magical creation. Fascicle seven of the *Mahāprajñāpāramitopadeśa* extensively elucidates their characteristics. Master Kumārajīva has a commentary and Master Sengrui has a eulogy; both are already encompassed in the explanatory text below. It only omits the gandharva city because it is largely identical to illusion; wishing to establish the ten kṣāntis, it is therefore not brought forth. Furthermore, because three phenomena are added, three shadows are combined, all in order to complete the round number of ten.