注大乘入楞伽經 3.52

3.52

He presents a metaphor to clarify that dependent origination is not real. Just as a magician relies on grass and wood to produce the forms and appearances of sentient beings. This is a metaphor for the nature of the tathāgatagarbha: following conditions, it gives rise to diverse dharmas. Therefore the Treatise of Sengzhao says: 'The ten thousand dharmas are provisionally established and not real, just like illusory, transformed humans. It is not that there are no illusory, transformed humans, but illusory, transformed humans are not real humans.' All these clarify that dependent origination is not real.