大方廣佛華嚴經隨疏演義鈔 85.13

85.13

Regarding the commentary's "however, as for the southern direction" onward, this is the second part, separately explaining the meaning of "south." Regarding the commentary's "the brightness of the south is where all things see one another," this is the meaning in the "Explaining the Trigrams" of the Book of Changes. The Changes says: "Li is brightness; it is where all things see one another, the trigram of the southern direction. The sage faces south and listens to the world, facing brightness and governing—this is surely taken from here." Regarding the commentary's "the north governs yin, clearly signifying the meaning of extinction," this also states the intent of the Book of Changes. The trigram says: "Kan is water, the trigram of the exact north. Kan is that to which all things return." From "the World-Honoured One's golden coffin" onward, it cites inner teachings to verify the meaning. As cited before, the rest can be known.