大方廣佛華嚴經疏 25.7

25.7

Now in the first chapter, it is broadly divided into ten sections: 1. Manifesting simultaneously in the original assembly; 2. Ascending without departing; 3. Seeing the Buddha's adorned place; 4. Welcoming the Buddha and raising offerings; 5. Beholding the Buddha's supreme virtues; 6. Requesting the Buddha to dwell in the palace; 7. The Tathāgata accepting the request; 8. The heavenly king obtaining benefit; 9. Praising in verse by receiving spiritual power; 10. The Tathāgata taking his seat. Now the first. First, speaking of spiritual power: this is the pervasive cause; it is not necessarily the manifestation of the supernatural power of miraculous bases, but merely the power of mental mastery cultivated to completion. From "ten directions" onward, it distinguishes the marks manifested, within which there are also the transforming master and assistants. Compared to the fourth assembly, since it added "and the summit of Mount Sumeru," here it should also say "sitting under the tree, and the summit of Mount Sumeru, and the Yāma Heaven Palace"; that it is absent in the text is an abridgement. Because the second section carries the previous ascending, and since the later is fully adduced, the first four are implicitly reflected, showing that all four earlier assemblies are completely pervasive. That he expounds also applies to what was expounded in the four assemblies.