大方廣佛華嚴經隨疏演義鈔 80.49

80.49

Regarding the commentary's "First, explaining that a single pore contains many" and so forth, the text of the commentary has two parts: first, it generally classifies what it belongs to; second, from "This and..." onward, it distinguishes it from the eighth. There is a threefold distinction: First, with respect to the manifesting agent: because the former body was divisible (with parts), while this pore is indivisible (partless). Second, from "Furthermore, this..." onward, it is distinguished with respect to what is manifested: the former applied generally to many classes, merely saying it manifested bodies, whereas this says it manifests buddhas. Third, from "Furthermore, the former..." onward, it is distinguished with respect to the characteristics of the principle: the former abiding in the essence and responding universally is the gate of mutual dependence in dependent origination; because of abiding in dependent origination, the one buddha's body universally responds to all, constituting many classes. The passage from "First, according with principle..." downward is the gate of the interpenetration of dharmatā. Dharmatā is like space and has two meanings: first, it is vast and great with nothing it does not encompass, just as empty space fully contains all forms; second, its essential nature is omnipresent, so the analogy says, "Just as empty space reaches everywhere, to all material and non-material places." A single pore containing many is the meaning of vast containment; pores pervading the dharmadhātu is omnipresence. From "This is called greatly embracing..." downward, a single pore's vast containment is greatly embracing heaven and earth; many bodies entering a pore is finely entering where there is no space between.