大方廣佛華嚴經隨疏演義鈔 5.19

5.19

When the commentary says, 'However, the provisions differ and should not be taken as a single rule,' this is the third part, warding off objections. Fearing there might be an objection saying: 'If what the Buddha now speaks represents the subtle, the rest must be coarse; if this is said to transcend, the former must be attached,' it therefore wards it off by saying: the holy teachings' provisions have a thousand differences and ten thousand distinctions, each taking one expression, so one should not rigidly fix them. Receiving empowerment represents identical preaching, yet is neither coarse nor attached; the Buddha speaking represents the subtle and reveals transcendence, yet does not obstruct identical preaching. In terms of expression there are minor differences, but the grand purport is completely the same; why not forget words? Meeting the path one produces stagnation, which is why it says 'they should not be taken as a single rule.'