大方廣佛華嚴經隨疏演義鈔 3.5

3.5

Sixth, "distinguishing past and present, as the new and old meanings differ": the original commentary *Tanxuan ji* only explained the Jin sūtra; although the great tenets are the same, in wording there are differences. Whenever citing that commentary, one must observe what it explains: for example, in the "Aspiration Chapter," the Jin sūtra says: "Because of this arousing of the aspiration, one immediately attains Buddhahood." The Tang sūtra says: "Because of this arousing of the aspiration, one will attain Buddhahood." Since "immediately" and "will" are distinct, how could one take the former "immediately" to explain the present "will"? All such cases are like this. Furthermore, prior to the Ten Practices, former scholars mostly relied on Xianshou's newly revised *Brief Commentary*, while from the Dedication downward they entirely used the *Tanxuan ji*, and from the Third Ground downward they mostly relied only on ancient records. The two sūtras differ slightly, being mutually confused and mixed together, and such passages are not few.