大方廣佛華嚴經隨疏演義鈔 80.44

80.44

On the Commentary's passage from "Afterwards, explaining that which is negated, there are twelve clauses" downward: the Commentary's text has two parts: first, clarifying the text; second, forming pairs. Within the former, regarding the statement "it is not solely that the false is empty and the true is existent," etc.: this distinguishes schools and reveals the differences. "The false is empty and the true is existent" is spoken by the Dharma-characteristic school, because the conceptualized is empty and the consummate is existent. The Nirvāṇa Sūtra says: saṃsāra is empty, nirvāṇa is not empty. The Sanlun school says: the false is spoken of as existent, because the ultimate truth is empty. In the present twelve clauses, sentient beings are precisely the false and the Buddha is precisely the true; both true and false are negated, so one should not speak one-sidedly.