法界圖記叢髓錄 1.118

1.118

問：六相者為現何義？答：正現緣起無分別理故。以此六相義故，當知雖一部經七處八會及品類不同，而唯在地品。所以者何？以是根本攝法盡故。地品中雖十地不同，而唯在初地。何以故？不起一地普攝一切諸地功德故。一地中雖多分不同，而唯在一念。何以故？三世九世即一念故，一切即一故。如一念，多念亦如是。一即一切、一念即多念等，反前即是。以此理故，陀羅尼法主伴相成，隨舉一法盡攝一切。若約會說，會會中盡攝一切。若約品說，品品盡攝一切。乃至若約文說，文文句句盡攝一切。何以故？若無此，彼不成故。陀羅尼法法如是故，如下說。

Question: What principle do the six characteristics manifest? Answer: They correctly manifest the non-conceptual principle of pratītyasamutpāda. On account of this principle of the six characteristics, you should know that although this single sūtra has different places—seven locations and eight assemblies—and various chapters, it resides solely in the "Chapter on the Stages" (Daśabhūmika). Why is this? Because it is the fundamental [chapter] that completely subsumes all phenomena. Within the "Chapter on the Stages," although there are differences among the ten stages, it resides solely in the first stage. Why is this? Because without leaving the single stage, it universally subsumes all merits of all stages. Within a single stage, although there are many different parts, it resides solely in a single thought-moment. Why is this? Because the three times and nine times are just a single thought-moment, and all is just one. Just as with a single thought-moment, multiple thought-moments are also like this. One is all, a single thought-moment is multiple thought-moments, and so on; reversing the preceding holds true as well. By virtue of this principle, the dhāraṇī teachings are mutually accomplished as ruler and retinue: whichever single phenomenon is raised, it completely subsumes all. If spoken of in terms of assemblies, within each assembly all are completely subsumed. If spoken of in terms of chapters, each chapter completely subsumes all. Even down to lines of text: each line and each phrase completely subsumes all. Why is this? Because without this, that would not be established. Such is the nature of the dhāraṇī teachings, as explained below.