大方廣佛華嚴經隨疏演義鈔 35.24

35.24

In the commentary, from "If so, how could the first bhūmi obtain consecration?" below, distinguishes the errors. The text has five sections: first, directly using what he cited to challenge his proposition. Challenging only this one, the remaining nine are known by analogy. That is, since consecration is only attained in the tenth bhūmi, even if it were the first bhūmi, how could it obtain consecration? Second, from "If he says that progressing gradually…" below, provisionally posits his defense and reverses it to establish [the critique]. Third, from "If one grants that proceeding from faith…" below, provisionally concedes his defense and concludes by refuting his proposition. Fourth, from "The text below itself has…" below, extensively cites textual evidence to show that his proposition is mistaken. "Rash" comes from the Zhuangzi, already seen in the "Chapter on the Flower Treasury". Fifth, from "The Chapter on Arousing the Mind below…" below, refutes by analogy that his subsequent proposition is unreasonable, because his subsequent text also classifies that chapter as the arousing of the mind of the first bhūmi. Since this [one] is not established, that [one] is certainly mistaken.