十不二門指要鈔 1.16

1.16

First, the intention of the ten subtleties. "Ran" (thus) means "correct"; it is a phrase confirming what precedes, and also words of faithful understanding; if one does not believe, one says "not so." "This trace gate," etc., points to the ten subtleties discussed above in the Xuanwen: objects, wisdom, practice, and stages are the causes; the three dharmas are the effect; sympathetic resonance combines self and other; spiritual powers and preaching the Dharma belong to the active transformer, so the activity belongs to oneself; retinue and benefit are those being transformed, so the matter belongs to others. Therefore, the four [categories of] cause, etc., fully contain the ten subtleties. How could the doctrinal characteristics explained in the teachings of a whole lifetime exceed this? Now, with respect to these ten meanings, one uses the two subtleties of comparison and absolute to fuse and reconcile them so that there is no obstruction; hence it is said, "fusing and penetrating into the wondrous."