華嚴經探玄記 2.25

2.25

第二會中有新舊二眾，牒前總為五十七眾；三四二會各有天王、菩薩二眾，牒前總為六十一眾；第五會中〈昇天品〉內有五十二眾及雲集一眾，第六會有同生、異生二眾，及第七會一眾，牒前總為一百一十七眾；第八會中菩薩、聲聞及天王三眾，牒前則為一百二十眾。於中一一或以十佛世界塵數為量，如是等皆無分齊。然此等八會既竝同時互相融成一法界大會，即知一一會中各有一百二十眾，無分齊相，此且約此一世界八會中說。若通十方虛空法界一切世界，皆各有此無邊眾會，相入重重如帝網無盡，即不可說不可說也。是謂華嚴海會之眾數。二諸會新舊者，或唯舊無新，如六七二會；或唯新無舊，如三四五三會；或亦新亦舊，如初二八三會。餘意各如下文集眾中說。

In the second assembly, there are two assemblies, new and old, which recapitulating the former makes fifty-seven assemblies in all; the third and fourth assemblies each have two assemblies, heavenly kings and bodhisattvas, which recapitulating the former makes sixty-one assemblies in all; in the fifth assembly, within the 'Chapter on Ascending to the Heavens', there are fifty-two assemblies and one assembly gathered like clouds; the sixth assembly has two assemblies, born together and born differently; and the seventh assembly has one assembly—which recapitulating the former makes one hundred and seventeen assemblies in all; in the eighth assembly, there are three assemblies of bodhisattvas, śrāvakas, and heavenly kings, which recapitulating the former makes one hundred and twenty assemblies in all. Therein, each one has the dust particles of ten buddha worlds as its measure; such as these are all without limits. However, since these eight assemblies are simultaneously and mutually interfused to form one great assembly of the dharmadhātu, one knows that within each assembly there are each one hundred and twenty assemblies, limitless in character. This is tentatively spoken in terms of the eight assemblies in this one world. If extended to all worlds throughout the dharmadhātu of empty space in the ten directions, each has these boundless assemblies, mutually entering layer upon layer like Indra's net without end, which is inexpressible and inexpressible. This is called the number of the assembly of the Avataṃsaka ocean assembly. Second, new and old in the various assemblies: some are only old without new, such as the sixth and seventh assemblies; some are only new without old, such as the third, fourth, and fifth assemblies; some are both new and old, such as the first, second, and eighth assemblies. The remaining points are as explained below in the gathering of the assemblies.