仁王護國般若波羅蜜多經疏 3.125

3.125

解曰：王等重散，云復也。八萬四千者，表登地也。如上經云「最初一念具足八萬四千波羅蜜多」，即初地也。舊云散般若波羅蜜多花，從能散心以立花稱。此云芬陀利花者，白蓮花也，即從所散彰其名也。無漏正智能所表同，於初後地觀照一矣。從此第二花成雲臺。

Explanation: That the kings and others scattered them again is why it says 'again'. 'Eighty-four thousand' symbolises ascending to the [first] bhūmi. As the sūtra above states: 'At the very first thought-instant, one is fully endowed with eighty-four thousand pāramitās', which refers to the first bhūmi. The older [version] called this 'scattering prajñāpāramitā flowers', deriving the name of the flower from the scattering mind. What is called here 'puṇḍarīka flower' is the white lotus, which manifests its name directly from that which is scattered. The undefiled correct cognition is identical in what it expresses and what it symbolises; its contemplation is unified from the first to the final bhūmis. Next is the second [section]: the flowers form a cloud-terrace.