大方廣佛華嚴經隨疏演義鈔 72.2

72.2

Second, directly clarifying verbal action. Regarding "Now, the first: initially revealing the name and essence," the text has three sections: 1. revealing the name and essence, 2. discerning superiority in terms of stage, 3. questioning and listing the names. Now, in the first: the sūtra text is one, but in meaning it contains both name and essence. That is, from the beginning of the sūtra up to "and preaches the Dharma," all explain the name, because there are two names. "Next, discerning the essence": taking up the words "skillful cognition" again to discern the essence. From "unobstructed meaning" downward, it explains the reasons for the names according to difficulties. Knowing that these are distinctions is the subsequent cognition. Illumining principle without conceptualization pervades the fundamental essence.