大方廣佛華嚴經隨疏演義鈔 23.14

23.14

疏「果無差別者，第七當會答」者，當字去聲，而有二義：一對上六會不同，今但第七一會中答。由第七會六品是因，不言一會答也。二者不對前六，但第七會中六品因圓、五品果滿，與因同會，故云當會。當因圓中即明果滿，故云當會。此中應有問云：若果無差別，何不別一會答？故今答云：欲顯因圓便得果滿，故當會答。若更別會，便與因圓不相攝故。故前六品，望前是因、望後是果。

Regarding the Commentary's statement "as for the result being without distinction, it is answered within the seventh assembly itself": the word dāng (當) is in the falling tone, and has two meanings. First, in contrast to the dissimilarity of the preceding six assemblies, here it is answered only within the single seventh assembly. Because six chapters of the seventh assembly are the cause, it is not said that a single assembly answers. Second, not contrasting with the preceding six, but within the seventh assembly itself, the six chapters fulfill the causes and the five chapters consummate the results; since it shares the assembly with the causes, it is called "within the assembly itself." Right within the fulfillment of the causes, it clarifies the consummation of the result; hence it is called "within the assembly itself." Here there should be a question: If the result is without distinction, why is it not answered in a separate assembly? Therefore it is now answered: Wishing to show that when the causes are fulfilled one immediately attains the consummation of the result, it is answered within the assembly itself. If it were in yet another assembly, it would not encompass the fulfillment of the causes. Therefore, looking back, the first six chapters are causes; looking forward, they are results.