大方廣佛華嚴經隨疏演義鈔 83.39

83.39

Regarding the commentary's remark that "Eighth, clarifying that nirvāṇa is solid, which is the autonomous self": the twenty-seventh fascicle of the *Nirvāṇa-sūtra* states, "Self refers to great nirvāṇa." The second fascicle above states, "Self refers to the Tathāgata." These are based on distinct meanings and will be explained below. Here it clarifies nirvāṇa, so it speaks of nirvāṇa as the meaning of "self". The statement that it also includes the meaning of "permanence" is because of the words "solid and firm". However, since "permanence" has already been assigned to the dharmakāya, this belongs to "self".