仁王護國般若經疏 5.55

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「即散百萬」下，第二散花供養。文三：初行花、二般若花、後妙覺花。此三表別教地位，初行花表三賢位，次般若花表十地位，後妙覺花表佛地位。初文四：一者王散花。「於虛空中」下，花變為座。「十方諸佛」下，三化佛說法。「無量大眾」下，四化眾散花。

From "they immediately scattered one million" onward is the second [part], scattering flowers as an offering. The text has three parts: first, practice flowers; second, prajñā flowers; and finally, wondrous awakening flowers. These three symbolize the stages of the distinctive teaching: first, the practice flowers symbolize the stages of the three ranks of worthies; next, the prajñā flowers symbolize the stages of the daśabhūmi; finally, the wondrous awakening flowers symbolize the stage of Buddhahood. The first text has four parts: 1. the kings scattering flowers; from "in empty space" onward, 2. the flowers transforming into seats; from "the Buddhas of the ten directions" onward, 3. the transformation Buddhas teaching the Dharma; from "the immeasurable great assembly" onward, 4. the transformation assemblies scattering flowers.