大方廣佛華嚴經隨疏演義鈔 78.63

78.63

Regarding the Commentary's "Nine: one verse understands the four kinds of practices of expounding the Dharma": this refers to the three worlds, together with time, making four. If time is divided among the three worlds, it makes six kinds. If there are the three worlds in each of the three times, then there are nine kinds. Gathering all teachings in general, there are ten meanings. From "while the kṣetra's preaching, etc." onward, it explains the meaning. The kṣetra and the three times—this meaning is subtle and hidden, so the commentary explains it. The word "fused and penetrated" means: one dust-mote subsumes everything; how could there be no preaching in the kṣetra? The word "manifesting the principle" means: for example, form manifests resistance, manifests conditioned arising, manifests impermanence, manifests non-nature, and so forth. The statement "thus encountering each category forms a teaching" confirms the meaning of manifesting the principle, as explained previously under the essence of the teaching.