大方廣佛華嚴經隨疏演義鈔 23.64

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疏「故此十句文通行位」者，三雙結也。別說寄位，通說約行故。疏「四十句答文」下，對問辯答。於中二：先標徵；後「通即諸會」下釋相，先釋通、後釋別。通中二：先通相釋、後總別釋。前中文四：一正明通，謂九會通答故。二「謂前眾海」下，立理。此有三理：一眾海常隨，既通九會，故問答合通。二「豈復」下，眾海智深，能問盡故。三「故知初會為總」下，合總問故。以此三理，問答合通。三「而為分」下，釋妨。謂前問言：若言眾海問盡九會，九會同答，何以下文復有三位大問？故為此通。

Regarding the commentary's statement, "Therefore, the text of these ten phrases applies to both stages and practices": the third part concludes both. The particular explanation is assigned to stages, while the general explanation concerns practices. In the commentary, from "The forty phrases of answer text..." downward, the answers are distinguished against the questions. Therein are two parts: first, stating and questioning; afterward, from "Generally, the various assemblies..." downward, explaining the characteristics, first explaining the general and afterward the particular. In the general, there are two parts: first, explaining the general characteristics; afterward, explaining the collective and particular. In the first part, the text has four divisions: first, directly clarifying the general, meaning that the nine assemblies answer comprehensively. Second, from "That is to say, the previous ocean-like assembly..." downward, establishing the principle. Here there are three principles: first, the ocean-like assembly constantly follows, and since it applies across the nine assemblies, the questions and answers ought to be comprehensive. Second, from "How could it be..." downward, the wisdom of the ocean-like assembly is deep and capable of asking everything exhaustively. Third, from "Hence we know the first assembly is the collective..." downward, matching the collective inquiry. Based on these three principles, questions and answers are comprehensively applicable. Third, from "And as for dividing..." downward, resolving an objection. That is to say, an objection was previously raised: "If it is said that the ocean-like assembly asks exhaustively for the nine assemblies, and the nine assemblies answer alike, why are there three major sets of questions in the subsequent text?" Hence, this resolution is provided.