大方廣佛華嚴經隨疏演義鈔 79.83

79.83

Regarding the commentary's "In listing the names, Masters Yan, Ying, and others": the commentary text has three parts. First, it narrates past [views]. Second, from "This explanation also contains no great fault" downward, it reconciles and explains them. The upper line explains generally; from "The stage of fruition is endowed with these three paths" downward, it provides a general resolution for them. Fearing someone might object: "Support and so forth are causes; how can they explain the fruit?", it therefore provides this resolution. Third, from "Now we present another [interpretation]" downward, it sets forth the present correct interpretation. Within this, there are two parts: first, a general explanation; second, from "First, the great round mirror" downward, a specific analysis. However, it takes the Vijñaptimātratāsiddhi-śāstra as the commentary text: The precious jewel of cognition endowed with a mind free of defiled attachment and with skillful upāya is the great round mirror cognition. The treatise says: "First is the mind-associate of the great round mirror cognition. This mind-associate is free from all conceptual discrimination, its objective support and mental aspects are subtle and difficult to know, it is neither forgetful nor deluded regarding all objective marks, its nature and characteristics are pure and free of all defilements, it is the support and maintainer of the pure and perfect virtues of actualized [states] and seeds, it can manifest and produce the reflections of cognition, bodies, and lands, and without interruption or cessation it exhausts the limits of the future, like a great round mirror manifesting numerous forms and images." Explanation: Observing the treatise text above, host and guest are naturally distinguished. When it says "not forgetful," this is because it is always present; "not deluded" is because it is not confused or obscured. The remaining meanings can be understood. The treatise says: "Second is the mind-associate of the equality cognition. It views all phenomena and sentient beings—both oneself and others—as entirely equal, is constantly associated with great compassion and the like, and according to what sentient beings delight in, manifests differentiated reflections of enjoyment bodies and lands. It is the uncommon support for the marvelous observation cognition, established by non-abiding nirvāṇa, of a single flavor continuing to the exhaustion of the limits of the future." Explanation: Because in the past causal stage one grasped a self, self and other were not equal. Now, because there is no self, they are all equal. "Single flavor" means the single undefiled flavor. The remaining meanings can be understood. By virtue of nirvāṇa, this consciousness constantly operates together with compassion and wisdom. The treatise says: "Third is the mind-associate of the marvelous observation cognition. This mind-associate observes the particular and common characteristics of all phenomena, operating without obstruction; it gathers and observes boundless gates of dhāraṇī and samādhi, as well as the precious jewels of merit produced thereby. Within great assemblies it can manifest boundless variations of function, all attaining mastery in raining down the great Dharma rain, severing all doubts, and causing all sentient beings to obtain benefit and joy." Explanation: "Gathers" means gathers and stores; "observes" means contemplates and observes. "Precious jewels of merit" are the six perfections, the constituents of bodhi, and so forth. The treatise says: "Fourth is the mind-associate of the all-accomplishing cognition. This mind-associate, in order to benefit and delight all sentient beings, universally manifests in the ten directions diverse transformation activities of the three karmas, accomplishing the tasks that should be done through the power of the original vow." Explanation: The broad meaning of the four cognitions was already explained in the first assembly; now, because it appears in the commentary, it is cited again here to make known host and guest.