注大乘入楞伽經 7.179

7.179

愚夫計著言說之指，不得實義故。有此二喻，先喻執詮忘義，次喻應證義捨詮，各有法合如文具明，是故結勸宜修方便。故《華嚴》云「若欲求除滅，無量諸過惡，當於佛法中，勇猛常精進。」莫徒執名教，如觀指端無異。

Because foolish people cling to the finger of verbal exposition, they fail to attain the real meaning. Hence there are these two similes: first, the simile of clinging to the expression and forgetting the meaning; second, the simile of how one should realise the meaning and abandon the expression. Each corresponds to the Dharma as fully explained in the text. Therefore, it concludes with an exhortation that one ought to cultivate skilful means. Hence the Avataṃsaka says: "If one wishes to extinguish / Countless faults and evils, / One should, within the Buddha's Dharma, / Constantly strive with vigour." One must not vainly cling to nominal teachings, which is no different from looking at the tip of a finger.