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大方廣佛華嚴經隨疏演義鈔 89.42

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89.42

In the commentary on the fortieth [syllable], 'śca' (室者), another translation says 'śca' (室左). In the text, it first explains the meaning, and from 'meaning that accumulation is...' downward correlates it with the sūtra. The 'various places' are precisely the footprints, because they are the tracks walked by the Buddha. The Mahāprajñāpāramitopadeśa states: 'If one hears the syllable ca (遮), one immediately knows the meaning of the unmoving characteristic of all phenomena, because cala (遮邏) here means moving.' The explanation says: Because the Pañcaviṃśatisāhasrikā Prajñāpāramitā states: 'In the syllable-door ca, the activity of all phenomena is ungraspable.' Activity means motion, and the foot is what can move. Thus, due to activity there are footprints, and footprints are what is traversed. According to this meaning, the pervasive roaring of the Dharma thunder is indeed practicing the Dharma.

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