大方廣佛華嚴經隨疏演義鈔 84.18

84.18

Regarding the Commentary's statement, "Tenth: entering through verified faith in the cognition of all aspects," "verified faith" refers to the first bhūmi and above, distinguishing it from the śrāvakas who have not attained this faith, since all ten bhūmis rely on the ocean of the Buddha's wisdom. Under the major section two, "The Request Section," regarding the Commentary's statement, "like Duke Ye's love of dragons": this matter originates in the Zhuangzi. Duke Ye's surname was Shen and his given name was Zhuliang. Thus, the Chunqiu commentary states: "Duke Ye, Zigao, Shen Zhuliang, held a fief at Ye and presumptuously called himself Duke." It is also said: "He shared the royal surname of Chu; the Chu surname was Mi." When Zizhang had an audience with the ruler of Wei and the ruler did not treat him with full courtesy, Zizhang said: 'Your Lordship's love of worthy men is like Duke Ye's love of dragons. Duke Ye loved dragons: they were painted everywhere, between his wells and privies. A real dragon, knowing of his love, appeared in his courtyard. Duke Ye was terrified out of his wits and dared not look. Duke Ye's love was a love for what resembled a dragon, not a love for a real dragon. Now Your Lordship's love of worthy men is merely a love for what resembles a worthy man, not a love for a real worthy man.' Now, the śrāvakas' requesting the Dharma is like his loving dragons: failing to recognize the rare wonder is like failing to recognize the genuine article.