大方廣佛華嚴經疏 14.7

14.7

In the text, the ten sections all have inquiry first and answer after. Furthermore, they first raise the clarifying inquiry and later explain the clarifying of the inquiry. Now, as for the first: within the inquiry, there are two parts: first, the masters of inquiry and answer are revealed. Buddhaprabha is questioned because he has attained this gate, and if one is not awakened to the profound meaning of pratītyasamutpāda, one drifts in transmigration. Second, from 'Son of the Buddha, the nature of the mind' downward, it directly shows the beginning of the inquiry, opening roughly five gates: 1. the purpose of the inquiry; 2. stating the intent of the inquiry; 3. determining what is inquired; 4. reconciling contradictions; 5. explaining the basic text.