注大乘入楞伽經 4.267

4.267

[The commentary says:] Because the Tathāgata previously employed compassionate skillful means to make various different statements for the sake of sentient beings, wishing to make sentient beings understand the true meaning within names and phrases and not cling to spoken words, he therefore spoke of the collections of names, phrases, and syllables. He told the bodhisattvas that those who can contemplate these characteristics and penetrate their purport will quickly attain bodhi and furthermore be able to use this to enlighten sentient beings. From this one knows that phenomena have neither words nor images, yet they are not apart from words and images. If there were no words and images, one would be deluded and inverted; if one clings to words and images, one is confused about the truth. Therefore, when the noble one appears beneficently, setting forth images and establishing teachings, how could it be in vain!