大方廣佛華嚴經隨疏演義鈔 6.9

6.9

In the second [section], "Agreements and Disagreements between Ancient and Modern," it first narrates [the masters of] this land and then clarifies [those of] the Western Regions. In the former, it first presents a general overview and then explains them individually. Under each master, it is mostly divided into two: first, narrating the ancient doctrine, and second, discerning agreement and disagreement. Regarding the single voice, from the commentary's "Above" onwards, it discerns agreement and disagreement. First, it brings out their intended meaning. When it says "each captures one meaning of the complete voice," the words contain both concession and refutation. Conceding it, it accords with the "Chapter on the Appearance [of the Tathāgata]" below, which clarifies that the Tathāgata's complete voice has ten meanings, and after the ten meanings, there are further six clauses of interpenetration; now they merely capture one among the ten meanings. The first master accords with how within a single sound of the goddess Shan-kou, hundreds of thousands of musical instruments harmonize together—namely, that within the Buddha's single voice there are multiple voices. The latter master accords with how like water of a single flavor it becomes different according to the vessel—namely, that originally the Tathāgata has no multiple voices. Hence it says each captures one meaning. Furthermore, regarding these two meanings, if they are not reconciled, they directly contradict each other and do not mutually concede, in which case Qi and Chu are both lost, and both should be refuted. If one takes what each bases itself on, each captures one meaning and is conceded. Yet both are the basis of teaching, and below both are refuted. As for the commentary's "Second, establishing two kinds of teachings: Dharma Master Yuan of the Sui also followed this establishment," this refers to the beginning of his Nirvāṇa Commentary where it says: "Although the sacred teachings are numerous, they are briefly of two kinds: first, the Śrāvaka Piṭaka; second, the Bodhisattva Piṭaka."