大方廣佛華嚴經隨疏演義鈔 46.12

46.12

The Commentary's "there are also three meanings": First, in terms of place, it is called the Assembly in the Palace of the Tuṣita Heaven; second, in terms of persons, it is called the Assembly of Bodhisattva Vajradhvaja; third, in terms of Dharma, it is called the Assembly of the Ten Pariṇāmanās. In the Commentary, "Why is it spoken here?"—this sentence poses the question. From "Manifesting the stages..." downward, it replies. The reply contains six points: First, the preceding practices were in the Yāma [Heaven]; now pariṇāmanā surpasses the preceding, so it resides above in the Tuṣita, which is solely in terms of sequential order. Second, taking the name of the Heaven of Contentment. Third, explaining it in terms of the lord of the heaven. Fourth, explaining it again with reference to contentment: the former was in terms of contentment in self-benefit, while this is in terms of contentment in benefiting others. Fifth, explaining it in terms of the Middle Way. Sixth, explaining it in terms of equilibrium. As for "Furthermore, being born in this heaven and cultivating the three blessings," this refers to the thirty-second fascicle of the Nirvāṇa [Sūtra], which ought to state that cultivating giving and morality obtains bodies in the lower and upper heavens, while cultivating giving, morality, and concentration obtains a body in the Tuṣita Heaven. The Commentary's "Third, in terms of the fulfillment of effort," etc.: thus at the beginning of the eighth ground there is a general explanation of the division of upāya accumulation, accumulating the preceding seven grounds as the upāya for the eighth ground. At the beginning of the tenth ground, there is the division of bringing upāya to fulfillment; this is what it means.