華嚴經義海百門 1.8

1.8

Second, entering the dharmadhātu: The pratītyasamutpāda of a single small dust mote is the dharma; the dharma manifests in accordance with wisdom, and its functions are distinct—this is the dhātu (realm). Because this dharma lacks intrinsic nature, it has no boundaries; interfused without dual characteristics, it is identical to true reality, equally pervading all things like the realm of space, manifesting everywhere with complete clarity. Yet this single dust mote and all phenomena neither know one another nor see one another. Why is this? Because each and every one entirely constitutes the complete dharmadhātu, universally encompassing everything, with no other dharmadhātu besides; therefore they do not further know or see one another. Even if one speaks of knowing and seeing, it is nothing other than the knowing and seeing of the dharmadhātu; there is ultimately no other dharmadhātu that could be known or seen. A sūtra says: 'The dharmadhātu is without dharmadhātu; the dharmadhātu does not know the dharmadhātu.' If nature and marks do not persist, it is the dharmadhātu of principle; not obstructing the evident appearance of phenomenal marks, it is the dharmadhātu of phenomena. Combining principle and phenomena without obstruction, two yet not two, non-dual and yet dual—this is the dharmadhātu.