大方廣佛華嚴經隨疏演義鈔 6.22

6.22

Regarding the Commentary's text from 'The expansion and contraction within the gradual' downward: the second part explains the meaning of the gradual in detail. Expanding the gradual to form distinct divisions naturally has four varieties, from two to five. Among the division into three, there are first three masters: first, a master who formally establishes it; the following two masters indicate identity [with him], namely the Tripiṭaka Master of the Tang and Tripiṭaka Master Paramārtha. The first mentions Wuqiu, which is a mountain monastery in Suzhou. Within the third master, there are two parts: first, indicating identity with the first master; second, from 'whereas the time periods' downward, pointing out differences and establishing them separately. The Commentary's text is somewhat brief. He states: The Buddha attained the Way on the eighth day of the second month, and on the eighth day of the fourth month in the Deer Park in the country of Vārāṇasī, he turned the wheel of the Dharma of the four truths for the assembly of śrāvakas. Later, in the seventh year after attaining the Way, in the country of Śrāvastī, by the Wisdom River five li from the Jetavana, he expounded sūtras such as the Prajñā for the bodhisattvas and the assemblies of the two vehicles. At this time, it possessed two, namely the turning and illuminating wheels of the Dharma. Furthermore, thirty years after attaining the Way, before entering nirvāṇa, in the Dharma Hall of the Spirit King in the city of Vaiśālī, he expounded sūtras such as the Saṃdhinirmocana for bodhisattvas of true permanence. At this time, it possessed the three wheels of the Dharma: turning, illuminating, and upholding.