大毘盧遮那經供養次第法疏 2.22

2.22

The eighth passage contains four parts. First, from "furthermore, one should dispel... down to ...causing them to be exhausted without remainder", it clarifies the virtues of the mudrā and mantra of the honoured Acala. "Obstacles generated from one's own body" means internal and external obstacles born of false conceptualization. Second, from "the wise one should transform and create... down to ...make the body of Vajrasattva", is the section on realizing the body of Vajrasattva. The one verse beginning with "the wise one", etc., generally clarifies realizing the body of Vajrasattva. Section on the Vajra Seed-Hṛdaya. Regarding the syllable VAṂ: the Sanskrit syllable that is transformed. The syllable VAṂ is the inherently pure mind becoming the vajra seed-syllable; hence it says "all dharmas are beyond verbal expression". Question: Why is a dot placed above in the offering ritual, while the sūtra text has two dots beside it, saying both together are the vajra seed? Answer: The offering ritual is the essence itself, while the sūtra text reveals the great function of the dharma; therefore having both poses no conflict. "Beyond verbal expression" is the meaning of the syllable VAṂ. "Possessing the mudrā" is the mudrā that can bring about the generation of the Sattva. "And so forth" means the syllable VAṂ. The two verses from "one should know" downward are the mudrā that makes and is made. Section on the Vajrasattva Mantra.