大方廣佛華嚴經隨疏演義鈔 52.72

52.72

In the commentary, from 'the upāya proximate to the bhūmi' onward, it resolves an objection. That is to say, the nine distinct entries are opened up based on the comprehensive, and naming the distinct with the comprehensive, they all carry the word 'entry.' Now 'entry' is stated in terms of realization; prior to the bhūmis there is not yet realization, so how can it belong to 'entry'? The ultimate is not a cause, so how could it be the cognition of the bhūmis? Therefore it states that the upāya proximate to the bhūmi and so forth resolves the earlier objection about vow and joy. Later, from 'superior progress' onward, it resolves the later objection about the ultimate.