“We say 'meaning'. 'Meaning' means 'be satisfied'. This is never, to the
end, cheat seeking to demonstrate pureness of deportment and, with arrogance, show
up as being of a high position, and so greedily to seek profit. Also, one
should not show clinging to what the Tathagata says for reasons of expediency. This is to achieve the
meaning. If a person abides in this, then we may say that this person abides in 'Paramartha-Satya' [Ultimate Reality].
This is why we say that we base ourselves on the meaning of the sutras and not on
the non-apprehension of the meaning.
Non-apprehension of the meaning relates to what is established in the sutras saying that everything can be extinguished, everything is non-eternal, everything is suffering, everything is empty, and all is devoid of self. This is non-apprehension of meaning. How so? Because such a person is unable to grasp the intended meaning, but only the appearance of [literal] meaning. This leads all beings to fall into Avichi hell. Why? Because of attachment, as a result of that a person does not grasp the meaning. A person [might] say that everything is headed for extinction, implying that the entrance of the Tathagata into Nirvana constitutes extinction. A person [might] say that everything is non-eternal, meaning that even Nirvana is non-eternal, and so is with suffering, void, and non-self too. That's why we say that this is non-apprehension of the essence of the sutras. One cannot follow such.”
Non-apprehension of the meaning relates to what is established in the sutras saying that everything can be extinguished, everything is non-eternal, everything is suffering, everything is empty, and all is devoid of self. This is non-apprehension of meaning. How so? Because such a person is unable to grasp the intended meaning, but only the appearance of [literal] meaning. This leads all beings to fall into Avichi hell. Why? Because of attachment, as a result of that a person does not grasp the meaning. A person [might] say that everything is headed for extinction, implying that the entrance of the Tathagata into Nirvana constitutes extinction. A person [might] say that everything is non-eternal, meaning that even Nirvana is non-eternal, and so is with suffering, void, and non-self too. That's why we say that this is non-apprehension of the essence of the sutras. One cannot follow such.”
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