大方廣佛華嚴經隨疏演義鈔 26.32

26.32

Regarding the Commentary's statement 'However, the upāya of purification' and what follows, this is the fourth section: distinguishing against confusion through comparison of the texts. Within this there are two parts: first, comparing with this text. In the four pairs above, all take purification as the fruit and upāya as the cause. Now, by general application of the principle, upāya is also fruit: drawing close to good spiritual friends is precisely an upāya, yet here obtaining human treasures as an adornment also entails the fruit; hence in lands such as Sukhāvatī, where all superior good persons gather in one place, it is a niṣyanda fruit.