大方廣佛華嚴經隨疏演義鈔 52.29

52.29

On the Commentary's passage starting from "In the preceding, it is either taken as a whole as one...": Second, the classification progressing in increasing numbers. If one wishes to clarify these ten, one must know the eight divisions of the first stage in the Treatise, namely: (1) the introductory division; (2) the samādhi division; (3) the empowerment division; (4) the arising division; (5) the root division; (6) the requesting division; (7) the expounding division; (8) the comparative superiority division. The combining and dividing in the text below largely involves these eight.