華嚴一乘教義分齊章 4.61

4.61

第三同相者，椽等諸緣和同作舍，不相違故，皆名舍緣，非作餘物，故名同相也。問：「此與總相何別耶？」答：「總相唯望一舍說，今此同相約椽等諸緣，雖體各別，成力義齊，故名同相也。」問：「若不同者有何過耶？」答：「若不同者有斷常過也，何者？若不同者，椽等諸義互相違背，不同作舍，舍不得有，故是斷也；若相違不作舍而執有舍者，無因有舍，故是常也。」

Third, the identical characteristic: the various conditions, such as the rafters, unite harmoniously to make the house without conflicting with one another; they are all termed conditions for the house and do not make other things, hence it is called the identical characteristic. Question: "What is the distinction between this and the universal characteristic?" Answer: "The universal characteristic is spoken of solely with reference to the single house. Now, this identical characteristic is concerned with the various conditions such as the rafters: although their individual substances are each distinct, the meaning of their capacity to establish [the house] is equal, hence it is called the identical characteristic." Question: "If they were not identical, what flaw would there be?" Answer: "If they were not identical, there would be the flaws of annihilationism and eternalism. Why? If they were not identical, the various functions of rafters and the like would conflict with one another and would not unite to make the house, so the house could not exist—hence this is annihilationism. If, while conflicting and not making the house, one clings to the house's existence, a house would exist without a cause—hence this is eternalism."