大方廣佛華嚴經隨疏演義鈔 56.7

56.7

Under the Commentary's statement, "However, the texts of both sūtras are skillfully condensed," this third [part] harmonizes the sūtra with the treatise. The phrase "skillfully condensed" is explained below as "if it were spoken fully, it should say..."; this reveals the meaning of the sūtra. While the text is condensed, the reason it is called "skillful" is that—as stated below—"taking up the beginning to subsume the end and balancing it against the water forms the textual composition." This is the skillfulness; the meaning of condensation is clear.