大方廣佛華嚴經隨疏演義鈔 78.53

78.53

From the Commentary's "However, Samantabhadra's practices..." downward, it specifically explains the universal practices. In this there are three parts: first, indicating; second, explaining the characteristics; third, discriminative analysis. This is the first. The statement "Many sūtras contain the name" refers to the Lotus Sūtra stating: "If there is someone who accepts, upholds, reads, recites, correctly recollects, understands its meaning, and cultivates according to its teaching, one should know that this person is performing Samantabhadra's practices." Commentary: This has the name, but its characteristics are still hidden; thus accepting, upholding, reading, and reciting are phenomenal practices. Correctly recollecting pertains to wisdom; it is the practice of principle. The Sūtra on the Contemplation of Samantabhadra is named the Sūtra on the Method of Contemplating Samantabhadra's Practices; upholding the sūtra, prostrations and repentance, and seated meditation are also all its practices. Therefore, it is mostly named, but rarely are the characteristics of the practices analyzed; hence they are analyzed now. The Commentary's statement "Although extensive in the chapter" means that both the prose and the verses are one by one the practices of Samantabhadra; yet being scattered, they are difficult to see, and so they are gathered together again.