新譯華嚴經七處九會頌釋章 1.31

1.31

釋曰：頌中初九句正頌九法門，最後一句總結前九。除第五會，餘會法門或有通別、或有廣略，然今頌中舉通攝別、略廣互攝，至後當知。第一會宗，通明十種世界海門，別顯蓮華藏世界海。第二會宗，通明十佛國土之相，別明佛號諦名等義。第三會宗，通明菩薩十住位行，別顯梵行發心德等。第四會宗，通明十行位行差別，別顯十種無盡藏義。第五會宗，廣說十種回向願行，由廣說故不顯通行。第六會宗有略有廣，略明十地因分願行，廣明因果無量行位。第七會宗有略有廣，略明等、妙覺二位，廣明十通、十忍等法門。第八會宗唯廣無略，廣明菩薩二千行德。第九會宗唯略無廣，略明如來入法界境。此九會中，入定分齊等，如《綱目》說。已說法門各有幾品，說其法門。頌曰：

Explanation: In the verse, the first nine lines directly versify the nine dharma-paryāyas, and the final line summarizes the previous nine. Except for the fifth assembly, the dharma-paryāyas of the remaining assemblies either have universal and particular [aspects] or broad and brief [aspects]. However, in the verse now, presenting the universal subsumes the particular, and the brief and broad mutually subsume one another, as will be understood below. The principal theme of the first assembly universally explains the gates of the ten kinds of oceans of worlds, and particularly reveals the Lotus Treasury Ocean of Worlds. The principal theme of the second assembly universally explains the characteristics of the ten Buddha-lands, and particularly explains the meanings of the Buddha's names, the names of the truths, and so forth. The principal theme of the third assembly universally explains the practice of the bodhisattva's stage of the ten abodes, and particularly reveals the virtues of brahmacarya, generating the mind [for enlightenment], and so forth. The principal theme of the fourth assembly universally explains the distinctions of practice in the stage of the ten practices, and particularly reveals the meaning of the ten inexhaustible treasuries. The principal theme of the fifth assembly broadly explains the vows and practices of the ten dedications of merit; because it is broadly explained, it does not reveal a universal practice. The principal theme of the sixth assembly has both a brief and a broad [aspect]: briefly, it explains the vows and practices of the causal portion of the ten stages; broadly, it explains the immeasurable stages of practice of cause and fruit. The principal theme of the seventh assembly has both a brief and a broad [aspect]: briefly, it explains the two stages of equal and sublime enlightenment; broadly, it explains the dharma-paryāyas of the ten superknowledges, ten patiences, and so forth. The principal theme of the eighth assembly is solely broad and without brevity, broadly explaining the two thousand practices and virtues of the bodhisattva. The principal theme of the ninth assembly is solely brief and without breadth, briefly explaining the Tathāgata's realm of entry into the dharmadhātu. In these nine assemblies, the extent of entering absorption and so forth are as explained in the General Outline. Having already explained the dharma-paryāyas, how many chapters are there in each to teach its dharma-paryāyas? A verse says: