大方廣佛華嚴經隨疏演義鈔 26.59

26.59

On the Commentary's "puṇḍarīka is the white lotus": This is the translation by the Tripiṭaka Master of the Tang and other masters. As for the statement "it is also the time when it is just blossoming in glory": This was the view of Master Kumārajīva. Therefore Master Sengrui's "Preface to the Lotus Sūtra" states, "Flowers have the distinction of three stages: when flowered but not yet opened, it is called kumuda; when withering and about to fall, it is called kamala; when in the middle, flourishing stage, it is called puṇḍarīka." Master Daosheng also said, "Among exquisite shapes and vessels, none surpasses the lotus flower. The beauty of the lotus flower lies in its glory when just opening. In the fullness of its initial blossoming, the seeds are abundant within, and its color, fragrance, and taste are complete—this is called puṇḍarīka." The meaning is identical. Now both translations are preserved, each being one meaning; because Sanskrit terms are polysemous, both are preserved.
On the Commentary's "namely, the flowing streams of merits simultaneously associated with each and every mind": Since the great ocean symbolizes the storehouse consciousness and the small oceans further symbolize seeds, both being the primary mind, the rivers symbolize the simultaneous mental factors—namely, the eleven wholesome factors, the two categories of omnipresent and specific mental factors; the rivers of a thousand merits flow into the mind-ground.