御注金剛般若波羅蜜經宣演 2.195

2.195

The commentary's intent: 'demonstrates that meaning' means demonstrating that meaning of the previous verse: 'in that realm of the dharmadhātu, [they are] neither one nor different.' Because those Buddhas, the Tathāgatas, in the dharmadhātu of tathatā, do not abide in one place, nor do they stay in different places; it is to demonstrate this meaning. / [Exposition:] 'Fine dust motes ground into powder' means grinding the powder to make fine dust motes; that is, breaking down coarse matter to make fine dust, not reducing dust to turn it into powder. A dust mote cannot be broken down—how could it be made [into powder]? Demonstrating this metaphor's intent: the collective gathering of coarse matter illustrates tathatā; breaking it down into fine dust motes illustrates the transformation marks of the dharmakāya. The one illustrates the totality of the transformation bodies; the many are compared to the dust. The capacity to initiate transformation requires the exhaustion of hindrances; hence it says: 'Fine dust motes ground into powder / demonstrate the exhaustion of defilements.' The word 'defilements' also subsumes the jñeyāvaraṇa. The New Treatise says: 'It should be known that for all Buddhas, the World-Honoured Ones, within the dharmadhātu, with the kleśāvaraṇa exhausted, they have neither a single-place nature nor a different nature.' This asks Subhūti whether the quantity is great or not.