[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [大方廣佛華嚴經隨疏演義鈔](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1736) › 77.21 # 大方廣佛華嚴經隨疏演義鈔 77.21 大方廣佛華嚴經隨疏演義鈔 77.21 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [77.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1736.77.21) 疏「初來意」者，文二：先正明、後解妨。今初。「古德但有三品」者，以後二品別為平等因果故。用品雖廣狹不同，答果義等。疏「若答前問」下，二解妨。先問，以前六會共答前問皆不重請，故問此品何以重請？從「因果隔絕」下，古德答。此乃有二意：一因果隔絕。前諸會同因，故不別問；此下是果，果隔於因，故此重問。二念法希奇，果不思議，故復念請。從「因德」已下，出念法希奇之相。上是通意。二「別明」下，唯明此品。 > Regarding the commentary's words, "First, the contextual purpose": the text has two parts: first, directly clarifying \[it\]; second, resolving an objection. Now for the first: "Ancient worthies only had three chapters"—this is because the latter two chapters are separately taken as the equal cause and effect. Although the chapters used differ in breadth and narrowness, their answering of the effect is equal in meaning. > > From the commentary's "If answering the previous question" downward, the second part resolves the objection. First it asks: Since the previous six assemblies jointly answered the previous questions without requesting again, why does this chapter request again? From "The severance between cause and effect" downward is the ancient worthies' answer. This contains two points: First, the severance between cause and effect. Since the previous assemblies shared the same cause, they were not separately asked about; what follows here is the effect, and the effect is severed from the cause, so it is questioned again here. Second, recollecting the rarity of the Dharma: because the effect is inconceivable, they again recollect and request. From "causal virtues" downward, the characteristics of recollecting the rarity of the Dharma are set forth. The above is the general intent. > > Under the second, "Separately clarifying", it clarifies only this chapter. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 77.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1736.77.20) - [Next: 77.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1736.77.22) - [Up: 77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1736.77) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1736~en-mt.77.21) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1736.77.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1736.77.21) · Pramāṇa