華嚴經探玄記 5.34

5.34

四釋文者，就正宗中有四品，分二：初三品是當位行德、後一品是勝進趣後。前中三品即為三段：初品明位、次品明行、後品歎德。又初是解、次是行、後顯德，同上〈明難〉等三品。問：何故前會無別勝進趣後，此中有耶？答：此中位成故、勝前故。又前信無位，總為趣住方便故；今此位成，是故別有進後方便也。問：若爾，何故〈迴向品〉後無勝進耶？答：以世間位滿，故不須也。又總攝前諸位，作證地方便故也。

Fourth, explaining the text: within the main teaching there are four chapters, divided into two: the first three chapters are the practices and virtues of the stage itself; the latter one chapter is the superior advancement towards what follows. The first three chapters therein constitute three sections: the first chapter explains the stages; the next chapter explains the practices; the latter chapter praises the virtues. Furthermore, the first is understanding, the next is practice, and the latter reveals virtue, identical to the above three chapters including "Clarifying Difficulties". Question: Why was there no separate superior advancement towards what follows in the previous assembly, while there is one here? Answer: Because here the stages are accomplished, and they are superior to the previous. Furthermore, previously the faiths had no stages, being altogether upāyas for advancing toward the abodes; now here the stages are accomplished, therefore there is separately an upāya for advancing to what follows. Question: If so, why is there no superior advancement after the "Chapter on Dedication"? Answer: Because the worldly stages are completed, it is not needed. Furthermore, it comprehensively gathers the preceding stages to serve as the upāya for realizing the bhūmis.