註華嚴法界觀門 1.243

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Question: Previously, looking from principle toward phenomena, taking principle in the one as "within" and in the many as "without," here what is taken as within and without? Answer: One and many are likewise taken as within and without. It is just that the previous section adduced principle first, whereas this section adduces phenomena first, and thus two gates are distinguished; therefore there is only one layer of questioning. Because one and many are both identical with principle, they completely pervade; it is not that there are manifold principles that cause phenomena each to pervade. Hence the fourth proposition states "neither within nor without."