維摩經略疏垂裕記 4.6
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4.6
Second, from "At first glance" downward, concluding with praise for contemplative understanding. As for "at first glance" and so forth: at first glance, it means contemplating the mind is not essential for interpreting the text. At second glance, then without reference to contemplating the mind, there would be no way to express the meaning of "the mind being pure, the Buddha land is pure." Therefore we know that contemplating the mind is extremely essential for interpreting the text; hence it says "it is truly the meaning of the genuinely pure Buddha land." As for "mostly clinging to the text" and so forth: "text" means written words, referring to the preceding separate explanation of the text. Jingxi says: because the separate explanation matched the texts of the three teachings. Therefore, among the three minds explained previously in common, only pointing to the intrinsically pure mind comes close to contemplation, while the rest are all verbal teachings. Therefore, explaining it in terms of the mind's perfect and sudden nature clarifies the profound realization.
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