大方廣佛華嚴經隨疏演義鈔 75.41

75.41

Under the Commentary's statement, "In the text, first clarifying that both are negated," is the second part, explaining the text. Within it, the Commentary's text has three parts: first, summarizing the text's meaning to establish four propositions; second, re-explaining; and third, adducing scriptural proof. Under the Commentary's statement, "However, these four propositions all arise because this is a dream," is the second part, re-explaining. Within it, the two lines above state the proposition, and from "namely, first, because this is" onward explains it. Within this there are two parts: first, explaining the two propositions of existence and non-existence, and then explaining the double negation. In the former, there are also two parts: first, directly explaining, and under "However, the words have..." distinguishing confusion. Within this there are again two parts: first, presenting the correct view, and then setting aside the incorrect. Now, first presenting the correct view: namely, existence and non-existence interpenetrate, such that the dream event is itself empty of nature, and this emptiness of nature is itself the dream event. In terms of doctrine, nature-emptiness is itself illusory existence, and illusory existence is itself nature-emptiness. If it were definitely existent, it could not be empty; if it were an annihilated emptiness, it could not be existent. Since it lacks nature, existence fully subsumes non-existence to become existent; since it arises from conditions, emptiness fully subsumes existence to become non-existent. Therefore, he concludes saying, "there are not two characteristics."