大方廣佛華嚴經隨疏演義鈔 17.6

17.6

Regarding the Commentary's "Now, relying on possessing all three" onwards: third, presenting the present correct understanding. That is, although the above demonstrates that the containment of principle can tentatively form a fourfold proposition, relying on the text to interpret the meaning means the three divisions can be relied upon. If there were no transmission, how could the preface and the central doctrine be established? If there were only the central doctrine, the beginning and ending would not be clear. If one speaks in terms of wordlessness, how could an explanation be made? Coming to the text of the Commentary, there are four [points]: first, establishing the reason for adopting [it]; second, from "The reason there are three" onwards, distinguishing the characteristics of the three; third, from "Not only the single text" onwards, using analogies to establish the previous meaning—namely, that the text of an assembly or a chapter still requires the three divisions, how much more so should an entire scripture not establish the three?; fourth, from "Although the six interpretations are all admissible" onwards, determining the transmission. Within this are three: first, taking the correct meaning; next, distinguishing the alignments and contradictions of the earlier [views]; finally, concluding with the correct explanation.