華嚴經探玄記 2.3

2.3

就初序分之中，分為二：初明此土中序分、二明十方無盡世界中序分。初中有三：初有四字，唯是證信；二「一時」下，通二序；三「動地」下，唯是發起。若通後說，得有四句：或唯證信是初、或唯發起是後、或俱是中間、或俱非是下正宗。又初四字，義通而文局，以文在初首，義通八會故。「一時」下，文通而義局，以下諸會皆有爾時等，故文通也；今此局初，故義局也。又依《佛地論》分為五：一總顯已聞、二教起時、三顯教主、四教起處、五教所被機。依《法華論》等，有六成就：一信、二聞、三時、四主、五處、六眾。

Regarding the first introductory section, it is divided into two: first, clarifying the introductory section in this world; second, clarifying the introductory section in the inexhaustible worlds of the ten directions. The first contains three parts: first, the initial four characters, which solely verify faith; second, from 'at one time' downward, which applies to both introductions; third, from 'the earth shook' downward, which solely initiates. If applied to what is expounded subsequently, four propositions can be made: either only verifying faith is the beginning, or only initiating is the end, or both belong to the middle, or neither belongs to the subsequent main doctrine. Furthermore, for the initial four characters, the meaning is universal while the text is localized, because the text is at the very head, whereas its meaning extends to all eight assemblies. From 'at one time' downward, the text is universal while the meaning is localized, because the subsequent assemblies all have 'at that time' and so forth, and thus the text is universal; yet here it is localized to the beginning, so its meaning is localized. Moreover, according to the Buddhabhūmi-śāstra, it is divided into five: first, generally revealing what has already been heard; second, the time when the teaching arose; third, revealing the lord of the teaching; fourth, the place where the teaching arose; fifth, the capacities addressed by the teaching. According to the Saddharmapuṇḍarīkopadeśa and so forth, there are six fulfillments: first, faith; second, hearing; third, time; fourth, lord; fifth, place; sixth, assembly.