大方廣佛華嚴經隨疏演義鈔 19.5

19.5

Regarding the commentary's phrase "Constantly adorning and purifying the Buddha's palaces": this refers to the virtue of the city-ruling spirits. The subsequent sūtra text says: "All of them, throughout immeasurable, inconceivable kalpas, adorned and purified the palaces inhabited by the Tathāgatas." The reason why the heading indicates the site-of-enlightenment spirits while the explanation instead cites the city-ruling spirits is that the word "etc." here includes the city spirits. Now, the site-of-enlightenment spirits ought to adorn the site of enlightenment, but in the verse praising the virtues of the site-of-enlightenment spirits, it only says: "All of them met immeasurable Buddhas in the past, fulfilled the power of vows, and extensively made offerings." Explication: Because there is no text mentioning adornment [there], it uses "etc." to include the text of the city spirits. Regarding "Fifth, to make offerings" and so forth: because the meanings are numerous and multilayered, they are cited in general terms. Below "Gāthā praises": the "Wondrous Adornment" chapter. The phrase "flower banners, etc." refers to the twenty-second fascicle, the "Ascending to the Tuṣita Heaven Palace" chapter.