華嚴法界玄鏡 1.11

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無盡教海不出七字，故依此教以成觀門。修法界觀門略有三重者，略標綱要。修之一字總貫一題，止觀熏修，習學造詣也。言法界者，一經之玄宗，總以緣起法界不思議為宗故。然法界之相要唯有三，然總具四種：一事法界、二理法界、三理事無礙法界、四事事無礙法界。今是後三，其事法界歷別難陳，一一事相皆可成觀，故略不明，總為三觀所依體。其事略有十對：一教義、二理事、三境智、四行位、五因果、六依正、七體用、八人法、九逆順、十感應，隨一一事皆為三觀所依之正體。其製作人名、德行因緣，具如傳記。

The inexhaustible ocean of teachings does not go beyond these seven characters; therefore, relying on this teaching, the contemplation gates are accomplished. That "in practicing the contemplation gate of the dharmadhātu, there are briefly three levels" briefly indicates the outline. The single character "practice" runs through the entire title, referring to the perfuming cultivation through śamatha and vipaśyanā, the study and mastery of it. As for the "dharmadhātu," it is the mysterious theme of the entire sūtra, because it overall takes the inconceivable pratītyasamutpāda-dharmadhātu as its central theme. However, the characteristics of the dharmadhātu are essentially only three, though altogether possessing four kinds: first, the dharmadhātu of phenomena; second, the dharmadhātu of principle; third, the dharmadhātu of the non-obstruction of principle and phenomena; fourth, the dharmadhātu of the non-obstruction of phenomenon and phenomenon. Here it is the latter three; because the dharmadhātu of phenomena is distinct and difficult to set forth, and each individual phenomenal characteristic can form a contemplation, it is omitted and not clarified, collectively serving as the essential basis relied upon by the three contemplations. Its phenomena briefly have ten pairs: first, teaching and meaning; second, principle and phenomena; third, sphere and wisdom; fourth, practice and stage; fifth, cause and effect; sixth, circumstantial and direct [retribution]; seventh, essence and function; eighth, person and Dharma; ninth, adverse and favorable; tenth, stimulus and response. In accordance with each phenomenon, it is the genuine essence relied upon by the three contemplations. The author's name, virtuous deeds, and circumstances are detailed in the biographies.