大方廣佛華嚴經隨疏演義鈔 4.15

4.15

Regarding the Commentary's passage from "Tenth, identical with other Buddhas" onwards: this is the fifth part, re-explaining according to difficulty, containing two parts: first, directly displaying identical pervasion; second, from "However, host and host..." onwards, resolving objections. In the first part, because vertically exhausting the three times and horizontally pervading the ten directions, the virtues, functions, and Dharma-expositions of all Buddhas are identical. Therefore the sūtra says: "All Buddhas of the three times have expounded, now expound, and will expound." The citation in the Commentary, "We, the Buddhas, also expound like this," is the horizontal discussion, which is the testimony of the Buddhas who witness the Dharma. The Daśabhūmika-sūtra says: "I do not see any Buddha worlds where those Tathāgatas do not expound this Dharma." This is the testimony of Vajragarbha, the bodhisattva who witnessed the Dharma.