華嚴經探玄記 5.71

5.71

Second, concerning the purpose of its occurrence, there are three: First, the preceding [chapters on] the Abodes and Brahmacaryā explained the essence of the stages of practice; now this [chapter] occurs in order to reveal their superior virtues. Second, at the end of the preceding chapter, it was said that upon first generating the mind, one immediately achieves perfect awakening; not yet knowing what merit this mind possesses to be capable of such [an achievement], this chapter comes to explain this meaning. Third, the preceding two chapters adapted the Dharma to capacities, explaining [the path] so as to give demarcations to the stages of practice; now, however, it adapts capacities to the Dharma, revealing that the measure of virtue is limitless. Therefore, the preceding two [chapters] common to both the shared and distinct teachings, whereas this [chapter] exclusively clarifies the distinct teaching as the mysterious profundity of the One Vehicle, and hence in the subsequent verses it is praised and recounted in fine words; thus it follows next.