大方廣佛華嚴經疏 3.17

3.17

第九總釋名題中，先解經題、後明品稱。今初。總題包於別義，該難思之法門，無名之中強以十門分別：一通顯得名、二對辯開合、三具彰義類、四別釋得名、五展演無窮、六卷攝相盡、七展卷無礙、八以義圓收、九攝歸一心、十泯同平等。今初。諸經得名有其多種，或以人為目、或以法為名，人有請說等殊、法有法喻等別，或體或用、或果或因，乍複乍單其類繁廣。今經受稱亦多種不同：一從數彰名，如梁《攝論》第十勝相中云「百千經者，是《華嚴經》，有十萬頌是也。」二從喻受名，如《涅槃》及《觀佛三昧經》。名此經為雜華經，以萬行交雜、緣起集成故。三從法彰名，如《智論》釋〈囑累品〉，名此經為不思議解脫經。四從義用受名，如下〈離世間品〉及〈出現品〉，各有十名者是。依今梵本，云摩訶毘佛略勃陀健拏驃訶修多羅，此云大方廣佛雜華嚴飾經，今略雜飾字耳。前三異名，義多總略，二品十目多從別義，又局當品，故今譯者具以六字為名，則人法雙題、法喻齊舉，具體具用、有果有因，理盡義圓，故標經首。

Ninth, within the comprehensive explanation of the title, I first explain the sūtra title and afterwards clarify the chapter designations. Now, the first.
The comprehensive title encompasses specific meanings and embraces an inconceivable Dharma gate; though fundamentally nameless, it is forcefully differentiated through ten gates: 1. Generally revealing how it derives its name; 2. Juxtaposing and distinguishing separation and combination; 3. Fully displaying the categories of meaning; 4. Specifically explaining how each derives its name; 5. Unfolding infinitely; 6. Rolling up and gathering all marks completely; 7. Unfolding and rolling up without obstruction; 8. Perfectly subsuming by virtue of meaning; 9. Gathering back into the one mind; 10. Obliterating distinctions in total equality.
Now, the first. The derivation of titles for sūtras is manifold: some are named after persons, some after phenomena. For persons, there are differences such as the requester and the speaker; for phenomena, there are distinctions such as phenomena and metaphor. Some are the essence and some are the function; some are the fruit and some are the cause. Sometimes compound and sometimes single, their varieties are numerous and broad.
The present sūtra's receiving its title is likewise diverse and different: First, revealing its name from number: as in the Liang dynasty's Mahāyānasaṃgraha, under the tenth superlative mark, it says: 'The hundred-thousand-verse sūtra is the Avataṃsaka Sūtra, having one hundred thousand verses.' Second, receiving its name from metaphor: as in the Mahāparinirvāṇa-sūtra and the Guan Fo Sanmei Jing, which name this sūtra the Miscellaneous Flowers Sūtra (Zahua Jing), because the myriad practices are intermingled and assembled through pratītyasamutpāda. Third, revealing its name from Dharma: as in the Dazhidu Lun's explanation of the 'Entrustment Chapter', which names this sūtra the Inconceivable Liberation Sūtra. Fourth, receiving its name from meaning and function: as below in the 'Chapter on Transcending the World' and the 'Chapter on the Manifestation [of the Tathāgata]', which each provide ten names. According to the present Sanskrit manuscript, it is called Mahā-vaipulya-buddhagaṇḍavyūha-sūtra, which is translated here as 'Great Broad and Expansive Buddha Miscellaneous Flower-Adorned Sūtra'; here, the words 'Miscellaneous' and 'Decorated' are merely omitted.
The former three alternative names are largely general and abbreviated in meaning; the ten designations in the two chapters mostly follow specific meanings, and are further confined to those chapters themselves. Therefore, the present translators fully used the six characters for the title, so that person and Dharma are both expressed, Dharma and metaphor are raised together, essence and function are fully present, and fruit and cause are both included. The noumenon is exhausted and the meaning is perfect, which is why it is posted at the head of the sūtra.