大方廣佛華嚴經隨疏演義鈔 4.50

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From the Commentary's 'Therefore in the assemblies' onward, it concludes in summary. Expounding the sūtra across nine assemblies, in eight assemblies [the speaker] enters samādhi, while in the second assembly he does not enter; hence it is called 'for the most part.' In the first assembly, Bodhisattva Samantabhadra enters the Vairocana-tathāgatagarbha-body samādhi. In the third assembly, Bodhisattva Dharmamati enters the bodhisattva's immeasurable upāya samādhi. In the fourth assembly, Bodhisattva Guṇavana enters the bodhisattva's good contemplation samādhi. In the fifth assembly, Bodhisattva Vajradhvaja enters the wisdom light samādhi. In the sixth assembly, Bodhisattva Vajragarbha enters the bodhisattva's great wisdom radiance samādhi. In the seventh assembly, the Tathāgata himself abides in the instant limit samādhi. In the eighth assembly, Bodhisattva Samantabhadra enters the Buddhāvataṃsaka samādhi. In the ninth assembly, the Tathāgata himself enters the lion stretch samādhi. As for not entering in the second assembly, it is because [the practitioners] have not yet entered the stages. Some say: this is merely an omission in the text. If expounding mundane dharmas still requires entering concentration, how much more so the ten faiths? If speaking in terms of what is symbolized, the former interpretation is without error.