大方廣佛華嚴經隨疏演義鈔 34.35
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34.35
Regarding the Commentary's statement starting with "If considered in terms of one Buddha and the ten matters": second, it distinguishes [the true meaning] to prevent confusion. Fearing that people might mistakenly think that one Buddha with a single cause comes to possess manifold fruits, this distinction is made. It clarifies that this refers to multiple Buddhas cultivating the single cause together—why, then, are various differences seen in their fruits? As for one Buddha realizing the one while the fruits are different, this has already been clarified previously; that is, Mañjuśrī asked Guṇaśirṣa: "What the Tathāgata awakens to is only a single Dharma; why then does he preach immeasurable teachings, manifest immeasurable lands, and transform immeasurable sentient beings?" and so forth; hence it says that Guṇaśirṣa had already clarified it.
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