金光明經文句記 4.296

4.296

二、「如此」下，歎難知。逆順推檢雖在一念，其十二支宛然具足，所以枝條遍滿諸有。其猶大樹尚無能識，況能伐耶？言大樹者，《婆沙》云「過去二支為根，現在五支為質，現在三支為花，未來二支為果。布濩者」《文選》注云：布濩，長多貌。從言、從水並通。《漢書》云「布濩猶布露，謂於闕露處皆布也。」

Second, from "In this manner" onward, praising it as difficult to know. Although retrogressive and progressive investigation takes place within a single thought-moment, its twelve links are fully and distinctly present, and therefore its branches and twigs fill all realms of existence. It is like a great tree that no one can even recognize, how much less cut down? As for the "great tree," the Vibhāṣā says: "The past two links are the roots, the present five links are the trunk, the present three links are the flowers, and the future two links are the fruits." Regarding buhuo ("spreading widely"), the commentary to the Wenxuan says: "buhuo is the appearance of growing abundantly." Both forms, with the speech radical or water radical, are acceptable. The Book of Han says: "buhuo is like bulu, meaning spreading everywhere in uncovered and exposed places."