大方廣佛華嚴經疏 57.48

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大文第四有十善友，寄十迴向。今初。青蓮華長者，寄救護眾生離眾生相迴向。在廣大國者，創入迴向故。迴向眾生故廣，迴向菩提故大，迴向實際義通廣大。言鬻香者，鬻者賣也。香質雖小，發氣彌布；善根雖微，迴向普周。又若賣若買，二俱得香；自他善根，俱可迴向。青蓮華者，蓮華處淤泥而不染，猶護眾生而離相。青蓮華為水中之最，救護為入生死之尊。文亦分六。第一依教趣求中，先依教興願，以是迴向大願之首故；後「漸次」下趣求後位。

In the fourth major section, there are ten spiritual friends, corresponding to the ten pariṇāmanās. Now, the first: the elder Utpalabhūti (Blue Lotus Flower) corresponds to the dedication (pariṇāmanā) of rescuing and protecting sentient beings while being free from the mark of sentient beings. Residing in the land of Vipula (Vast) is because he is newly entering dedication. Dedicating to sentient beings is 'vast' (guang); dedicating to bodhi is 'great' (da); dedicating to the limit of reality (bhūta-koṭi) applies to both vast and great. Saying that he 'sells incense': 'selling' means peddling. Although the substance of incense is small, its released fragrance spreads far and wide; although roots of goodness are subtle, dedication is universally pervasive. Furthermore, whether selling or buying, both acquire the fragrance; one's own and others' roots of goodness can both be dedicated. As for the 'blue lotus flower' (utpala): the lotus flower resides in the mud yet is unsoiled, just as protecting sentient beings is free from marks. The blue lotus flower is the foremost among water [flowers], and rescuing and protecting is the most exalted when entering birth-and-death. The text is also divided into six. In the first, 'Proceeding to Seek in Accordance with the Teaching,' first, he raises vows in accordance with the teaching, because this dedication is the foremost among great vows; later, from 'gradually' onward, he proceeds to seek the subsequent station.