大方廣佛華嚴經隨疏演義鈔 58.38

58.38

Regarding the Commentary's statement, "together with the conclusion there are six," the concluding text is the Commentary's division of the sūtra. The author of the Śāstra does not divide it, but merely says: "This fundamental practice subsumed by bodhi has six kinds of superiority upon entry; therefore faith is superior." Now, following the Commentary's previous division, within the explanation there are only five; hence it says that together with the conclusion there are six. The reason the Śāstra takes the conclusion is that within the conclusion there is a result, identical to the previous five. If so, since within the conclusion there is a cause, why not set up three causes in contrast to the beginning? Answer: Because they are separated by the five results in the middle; however, each has faith as the head of the phrase. Since it is easy to see, the Commentary does not repeat the sūtra text.