大方廣佛華嚴經隨疏演義鈔 24.35

24.35

Regarding the commentary's statement, "Relative to the preceding response body, this is a manifold transformation": the response body is contrasted with the dharma and reward [bodies]; the response body is a transformation body. Here, transformations arise upon the response body, and therefore it is called a manifold transformation. For instance, Śākyamuni is a response body; when receiving offerings in the *Nirvāṇa-sūtra*, he manifested multiple transformation buddhas at the tips of his hairs, which is precisely a manifold transformation.