華嚴經明法品內立三寶章 2.54

2.54

Mind and object as true and deluded generally have four propositions: (1) There are mind and object according to sentiment. The object means that emptiness and existence contradict each other, because both characteristics are preserved; the mind means that the two views are not destroyed, because it is deluded sentiment. Or, on the object there is an identical nature of emptiness, because both are what is clung to; on the mind it is also the same, because both are deluded views. (2) There are also mind and object according to Dharma. The object means that emptiness and existence are non-dual, because both are fused; the mind means that it transcends the two views, because the view is without duality. Or, on the object emptiness and existence contradict each other, because they completely negate and appropriate each other; on the mind there are also two, meaning that following the seeing of one part, the nature of the remaining part is not different. (3) Explaining by bringing sentiment to Dharma: the object means that existence and non-existence are both existent according to sentiment, and existence and non-existence are both non-existent according to principle, non-dually being a single nature; or they also contradict each other, because they completely negate [each other]; the mind means it falsely grasps existence within sentiment, because it is an adhering mind. Or it also knows through inference that it is non-existent according to principle, because it partially has a contemplating mind. (4) Explaining by bringing Dharma to sentiment: the object means that existence and non-existence are both existent according to principle, and existence and non-existence are both non-existent according to sentiment, non-dually being a single nature; or they also contradict each other, because they completely negate [each other]. The mind means it sees existence according to principle through wisdom; it sees non-existence according to sentiment through compassion; or it sees the mind of non-duality, being a single mind. Within these four gates above, each has four propositions with respect to the object and four propositions with respect to the mind, making thirty-two propositions in total, which should be contemplated accordingly.