大方廣佛華嚴經隨疏演義鈔 76.9

76.9

Regarding the commentary's "Second, matching the body against the sun and moon above constitutes the light-and-shadow [metaphor]": the sun and moon illustrate the bodhisattva's compassion and wisdom, the body illustrates the receptivity of beings, and the sun shining to cast a shadow illustrates the manifestation of bodies and so forth. As for the expression "reflected by the sun, etc.," the "etc." includes the words 'moon' and 'lamps and candles' found in the sūtra. Regarding the commentary's "Manipulating shadows in diverse ways therefore illustrates the various consciousnesses": above, it specifically illustrated the bodhisattva manifesting bodies; here, it generally illustrates all consciousnesses. Moving the body and bending or looking up is precisely manipulating the shadow: when the form is upright the shadow is straight, when the form is crooked the shadow is oblique; hence it is called "diverse ways." This illustrates how the eight consciousnesses differ based on the body, and also illustrates the seven consciousnesses confronting different sensory realms based on the eighth consciousness. The above are all the intent of the Mahāyānasaṃgraha. Master Sengrui said: "Where light does not illuminate is called a shadow. When not illuminated by the light of wisdom, saṃsāra is long and eternal; abandoning the distant, level path, one walks among thorns and briars. If one can awaken to this, madness is extinguished and one awakens naturally."