法智遺編觀心二百問 1.67

1.67

問：十二入各具千如，則已結成妙境，諸文但云陰等，未結妙境，乃於此境示乎三觀，三觀若立，境自成妙，故云但寄能觀觀耳。今文棄三觀一，方當示陰，未結妙境，故於此境示乎三觀，顯金光明，豈非寄能觀耶？那將示陰便為妙境，那云不是寄能觀觀耶？

Question: The twelve āyatanas each possess the thousand suchnesses, which already concludes and forms the wonderful object; the various texts merely speak of the skandhas and so forth without having yet concluded the wonderful object, and then demonstrate the three contemplations with respect to this object—if the three contemplations are established, the object naturally becomes wonderful, which is why it is said to merely rely on the contemplating contemplation. The present text, in 'discarding the three and contemplating the one', is just at the point of demonstrating the skandhas and has not yet concluded the wonderful object; therefore, demonstrating the three contemplations with respect to this object reveals the Golden Light—is this not relying on the contemplating [wisdom]? Why do you take the demonstration of the skandhas to be immediately the wonderful object, and why do you say it is not relying on the contemplating contemplation?