大方廣佛華嚴經隨疏演義鈔 78.31

78.31

Regarding the Commentary's stating from "Now, the first: all having the word 'therefore'" and so forth: there are five points in the commentary's text. First, it cites the sūtra's meaning. The statement "It seems to cite what precedes as the cause" means that it seems that due to hearing the dedication, attaining the ten grounds, and attaining samādhi—with these three serving as causes—seeing the Buddha serves as the benefit. Second, from "Yet previously there was no..." onward, it provides the reason why adding the word "therefore" is inappropriate. Third, from "Therefore the Jin sūtra..." onward, it cites the ancient sūtra as evidence. Fourth, from "It should say 'heard the expounding'..." onward, it corrects the sūtra text. Fifth, the statement "The upper line speaks of the stage": below it explains the text. The stage is the ten grounds. The statement "The lower line accomplishes practice": this is the section on the samādhi adorned with all powers. From "attaining the ten powers" onward, it explains the meaning of "all powers," meaning that the ten powers are the fruit-virtues of a buddha, and now stating that they are "attained" refers only to attaining a portion.