金光明經文句記 5.85

5.85

Second, from "Relying on..." onward, demonstrating by means of the concluding text. This concluding passage of praise raises three metaphors altogether: the moon, the flame, and the illusion. Each of these three matters and their meanings should possess the three. As with the single metaphor of the moon: it must above rely on empty space and below manifest in water; this is the response body perfectly possessing the three bodies. The text brings up being like a flame: a flame must rely on the sun, and the sun must rely on empty space; this is the reward body perfectly possessing the three bodies. The text brings up being like an illusion: an illusion must have an art, termed the illusory Dharma; the art must reside in a person, who is the master of illusion; and the transformed object is termed the illusory event; this is the Dharma body perfectly possessing the three bodies.