華嚴經明法品內立三寶章 1.29

1.29

Second, regarding the Dharma Jewel, this has two meanings: First, regarding principle: within the Dharma there are Buddha and Saṅgha, as explained before under the common characteristic. Second, because the practice dharma gathers the Saṅgha, the fruition dharma gathers the Buddha, and principle and teaching penetrate cause and fruit, the Dharma inherently contains the Three Jewels within itself. Therefore the sūtra says: 'Discerning all dharmas, none have reality; understanding all dharmas in this way, one then sees Rocana.' Furthermore, the sūtra says: 'Seeing the dharma of dependent origination is seeing the Buddha.' This clarifies the Buddha within the Dharma. It is simply that both the meaning of enlightenment and the meaning of harmony can serve as standards; hence they do not depart from the Dharma. Because attaining the Dharma is the Buddha and practicing the Dharma is the Saṅgha, there is no other dharma; hence the treatise says: 'One who practices this Dharma is called the Saṅgha.'