華嚴一乘教義分齊章 4.40

4.40

The first approach has two [aspects]: first, the many within the one; second, the one within the many. First, the many within the one has ten different doors: First is the one. Why? Because it is formed through conditions; it is the root number. The one contains the ten. Why? Because the self-nature of this one coin is one, and furthermore, because it serves as the one for two, it is the one of two, and so on up to serving as the one for ten, it is the one of ten. Therefore, within this one itself, it already contains ten ones, yet the one is not the ten, because it is not yet the door of identity. Since the first one coin is like this, the remaining two, three, four, five, and the other nine doors above are each likewise; it can be known by following the analogy. Second, the one within the many also has ten doors: First is the ten. Why? Because it is formed through conditions. The one is within the ten. Why? Because this one serves as the one for ten, that initial one is within the ten-one; because apart from the ten-one there is no initial one, this one is the one within the ten, yet the ten is not the one. The remaining nine, eight, seven, down to one are each likewise; contemplate it by following the analogy. Question: "What is the difference between this and the preceding different-body [approach]?" Answer: "The preceding different-body [approach] is merely the mutual interpenetration of distinct doors when viewing the first one in relation to the subsequent nine. Now, in this identical-body [approach], the one itself contains the ten, and is not spoken of in relation to the distinct doors before and after. The meaning of identity should also be contemplated accordingly."