As in यथावत् yathāvat (’fact’)
夜字門,入諸法如實不生故
The syllable YA is a gateway because one enters the fact (yathāvat यथावत्) of the non-arising (birthlessness) of all things (sarva-dharma-yathāvat-anutpanna).
-Kumarajiva
入也字門,悟一切法如實不生故
Entering the gateway of the syllable YA, one realizes the fact (yathāvat) of the non-arising (birthlessness) of all things (dharmas).
- Xuanzang
野字門一切法乘不可得故
The syllable YA is a gateway because the vehicle (yāna यान) of all things cannot be grasped.
- Amoghavajra
YA because of the non-apprehension of any fact (yathāvad).
- Conze
YA the syllable YA is an opening because of the non-arising of an essence (yathāvat) of all mental phenomena.
- Jayarava