法界圖記叢髓錄 1.123

1.123

真記云：如來一音者，惣相音也。〈法界品〉云「我知法界一性，如來一音（云云）。」此義者，一切眾生種種差別音聲等，即是如來一音耳。問：此守護夜神善知識證見一音，云我知法界一性也。何故云一切眾生耶？若見一切眾生者，何云我知法界一性耶？答：見法界一性，故知一音中有一切種也，以得惣相知不分之別相故。如家之一言，契柱立梁橫諸緣而呼故也。若不契立橫諸緣，則家之一言何處起耶？

The Record of Zhen states: "The Tathāgata's single voice" is the sound of the universal characteristic. The Gandavyūha states: "I know the single nature of the dharmadhātu and the single voice of the Tathāgata (and so forth)." The meaning of this is that the various distinct voices and sounds of all sentient beings are simply the Tathāgata's single voice. Question: This good friend, the night-protecting deity, directly realized and saw the single voice, saying, 'I know the single nature of the dharmadhātu.' Why does it speak of 'all sentient beings'? If seeing all sentient beings, why say 'I know the single nature of the dharmadhātu'? Answer: Because of seeing the single nature of the dharmadhātu, one knows that within the single voice all kinds exist, because through attaining the universal characteristic one knows the particular characteristics that are not separated [from it]. This is just like the single word 'house', which is designated by coordinating the vertical posts, horizontal beams, and various supporting conditions. If it did not coordinate the vertical and horizontal conditions, where would the single word 'house' arise from?