新譯華嚴經七處九會頌釋章 1.33

1.33

釋曰：頌中初一行頌總舉品數，後四行頌別列品名，頌中存略不顯卷數。初會六品盡十一卷，第二會六品合盡四卷，第三會六品合盡三卷，第四會四品合盡三卷，第五會三品合盡十二卷，第六會一品合盡六卷，第七會十一品合盡十三卷，第八會一品合盡七卷，第九會一品合盡二十一卷。初會六品者：一、〈世主妙嚴品〉，合盡五卷，晉經名〈世間淨眼品〉；二、〈如來現相品〉，唯第六卷，品名舊無；三、〈普賢三昧品〉，第七卷初，品名舊無；四、〈世界成就品〉，第七卷半，品名舊無；五、〈華藏世界品〉，第八九十，品名舊無。以上四品，晉朝合名〈盧舍那品〉；六、〈毘盧舍那品〉，第十一卷，舊無「毘」字。第二會六品者：一、〈如來名號品〉，第十二卷初，新舊同名；二、〈四聖諦品〉，第十二卷半，舊無「聖」字；三、〈光明覺品〉，第十三卷初，舊加「如來」二字；四、〈菩薩問明品〉，第十三卷半，舊云〈菩薩明難品〉；五、〈淨行品〉，第十四卷初，新舊同名；六、〈賢首品〉，第十四卷半盡十五卷，新舊同名。第三會六品者：一、〈昇須彌山頂品〉，第十六卷初，舊加「佛」字；二、〈須彌頂上偈讚品〉，第十六卷初次，舊云〈菩薩雲集妙勝殿上說偈品〉；三、〈十住品〉，第十六卷半，舊云〈菩薩十住品〉；四、〈梵行品〉，第十七卷初，新舊同名；五、〈初發心功德品〉，第十七卷半，舊云〈初發心菩薩功德品〉；六、〈明法品〉，第十八卷全，新舊同名。第四會四品者：一、〈昇夜摩天宮品〉，第十九卷初，舊云〈佛昇夜摩天宮自在品〉；二、〈夜摩宮中偈讚品〉，第十九卷初次，舊云〈夜摩天宮菩薩說偈品〉；三、〈十行品〉，第十九卷半盡二十卷，舊云〈功德華聚菩薩十行品〉；四、〈十無盡藏品〉，第二十一卷全，新舊同名。第五會三品者：一、〈昇兜率天宮品〉，第二十二卷全，舊云〈如來昇兜率天宮一切寶殿品〉；二、〈兜率宮中偈讚品〉，第二十三卷初，舊云〈兜率天宮菩薩雲集讚佛品〉；三、〈十回向品〉，第二十三卷半盡三十三，舊云〈金剛幢菩薩回向品〉。第六會一品者，謂〈十地品〉，新舊同名，起三十四盡三十九。晉朝經從〈十地品〉至〈寶王如來性起品〉合十一品為第六會。唐朝經〈十地品〉次有〈十定品〉，故開為二會，如前已說。第七會十一品者：一、〈十定品〉，第四十盡四十三，舊無今有；二、〈十通品〉，第四十四卷初，舊云〈十明品〉；三、〈十忍品〉，第四十四卷半，新舊同名；四、〈阿僧祇品〉，第四十五卷初，舊云〈心王菩薩問阿僧祇品〉；五、〈壽量品〉，第四十五卷末，舊云〈壽命品〉；六、〈諸菩薩住處品〉，第四十五卷末次，舊云〈菩薩住處品〉；七、〈佛不思議法品〉，第四十六、七全，舊云〈佛不思議品〉；八、〈如來十身相海品〉，第四十八卷初，舊云〈如來相海品〉；九、〈如來隨好光明功德品〉，第四十八卷半，舊云〈佛小相光明功德品〉；十、〈普賢菩薩行品〉，第四十九卷全，新舊同名；十一、〈如來出現品〉，第五十盡五十二，舊云〈寶王如來性起品〉。第八會一品者，謂〈離世間品〉，第五十三盡五十九，新舊同名。第九會一品者，謂〈入法界品〉，第六十盡八十，新舊同名。已說品數，能說品佛其相云何？頌曰：

Explanation: In the verse, the first stanza universally presents the number of chapters, and the subsequent four stanzas individually list the names of the chapters; the verses maintain brevity and do not show the number of fascicles. The six chapters of the first assembly comprise eleven fascicles in full; the six chapters of the second assembly together comprise four fascicles in full; the six chapters of the third assembly together comprise three fascicles in full; the four chapters of the fourth assembly together comprise three fascicles in full; the three chapters of the fifth assembly together comprise twelve fascicles in full; the one chapter of the sixth assembly comprises six fascicles in full; the eleven chapters of the seventh assembly together comprise thirteen fascicles in full; the one chapter of the eighth assembly comprises seven fascicles in full; the one chapter of the ninth assembly comprises twenty-one fascicles in full. Regarding the six chapters of the first assembly: 1. Chapter on the Wondrous Adornments of the Leaders of the Worlds, comprising five fascicles in full; named Chapter on the Pure Eyes of the World in the Jin sūtra; 2. Chapter on the Manifestation of the Tathāgata's Marks, only the sixth fascicle; the chapter title was absent in the old [translation]; 3. Chapter on Samantabhadra's Samādhi, beginning of the seventh fascicle; the chapter title was absent in the old; 4. Chapter on the Formation of the Worlds, the middle of the seventh fascicle; the chapter title was absent in the old; 5. Chapter on the Flower Treasury World, the eighth, ninth, and tenth; the chapter title was absent in the old. The above four chapters were collectively named Chapter on Rocana under the Jin dynasty; 6. Chapter on Vairocana, the eleventh fascicle; the old lacked the character "Vai". Regarding the six chapters of the second assembly: 1. Chapter on the Names of the Tathāgata, beginning of the twelfth fascicle; the new and old share the same name; 2. Chapter on the Four Noble Truths, the middle of the twelfth fascicle; the old lacked the character "Noble"; 3. Chapter on Awakening through Light, beginning of the thirteenth fascicle; the old added the two characters "Tathāgata"; 4. Chapter on the Bodhisattvas Asking for Clarification, the middle of the thirteenth fascicle; the old had Chapter on the Difficulties Clarified by Bodhisattvas; 5. Chapter on Pure Conduct, beginning of the fourteenth fascicle; the new and old share the same name; 6. Chapter on the Chief of Worthies, the middle of the fourteenth through the fifteenth fascicles; the new and old share the same name. Regarding the six chapters of the third assembly: 1. Chapter on Ascending to the Peak of Mount Sumeru, beginning of the sixteenth fascicle; the old added the character "Buddha"; 2. Chapter on Verses of Praise on the Peak of Sumeru, next after the beginning of the sixteenth fascicle; the old had Chapter on Bodhisattvas Gathering like Clouds in the Wondrously Victorious Palace and Uttering Verses; 3. Chapter on the Ten Abodes, the middle of the sixteenth fascicle; the old had Chapter on the Bodhisattva's Ten Abodes; 4. Chapter on Brahmacarya, beginning of the seventeenth fascicle; the new and old share the same name; 5. Chapter on the Merit of First Generating the Mind, the middle of the seventeenth fascicle; the old had Chapter on the Merit of Bodhisattvas First Generating the Mind; 6. Chapter on Clarifying the Dharma, the entire eighteenth fascicle; the new and old share the same name. Regarding the four chapters of the fourth assembly: 1. Chapter on Ascending to the Yāma Deva Palace, beginning of the nineteenth fascicle; the old had Chapter on the Buddha's Sovereign Ascendance to the Yāma Deva Palace; 2. Chapter on Verses of Praise in the Yāma Palace, next after the beginning of the nineteenth fascicle; the old had Chapter on Bodhisattvas Uttering Verses in the Yāma Deva Palace; 3. Chapter on the Ten Practices, the middle of the nineteenth through the twentieth fascicles; the old had Chapter on the Bodhisattva Merit-Flower-Cluster's Ten Practices; 4. Chapter on the Ten Inexhaustible Treasuries, the entire twenty-first fascicle; the new and old share the same name. Regarding the three chapters of the fifth assembly: 1. Chapter on Ascending to the Tuṣita Deva Palace, the entire twenty-second fascicle; the old had Chapter on the Tathāgata's Ascendance to All the Jeweled Palaces of the Tuṣita Deva Palace; 2. Chapter on Verses of Praise in the Tuṣita Palace, beginning of the twenty-third fascicle; the old had Chapter on Bodhisattvas Gathering like Clouds in the Tuṣita Deva Palace and Praising the Buddha; 3. Chapter on the Ten Dedications of Merit, the middle of the twenty-third through the thirty-third fascicles; the old had Chapter on the Bodhisattva Vajradhvaja's Dedication of Merit. Regarding the one chapter of the sixth assembly: namely, Chapter on the Ten Stages, identical in name in the new and old, beginning at the thirty-fourth and ending at the thirty-ninth. In the Jin dynasty sūtra, from the Chapter on the Ten Stages through the Chapter on the Jeweled King Tathāgata's Nature-Origination, eleven chapters were combined as the sixth assembly. In the Tang dynasty sūtra, following the Chapter on the Ten Stages there is the Chapter on the Ten Samādhis, and so it is split into two assemblies, as has already been stated earlier. Regarding the eleven chapters of the seventh assembly: 1. Chapter on the Ten Samādhis, the fortieth through the forty-third, absent in the old and present now; 2. Chapter on the Ten Superknowledges, beginning of the forty-fourth fascicle; the old had Chapter on the Ten Clarities; 3. Chapter on the Ten Patiences, the middle of the forty-fourth fascicle; the new and old share the same name; 4. Chapter on the Asaṃkhyeya, beginning of the forty-fifth fascicle; the old had Chapter on the Bodhisattva Mind King Asking About the Asaṃkhyeya; 5. Chapter on Lifespan, the end of the forty-fifth fascicle; the old had Chapter on Life; 6. Chapter on the Abodes of Bodhisattvas, next after the end of the forty-fifth fascicle; the old had Chapter on the Bodhisattva Abodes; 7. Chapter on the Inconceivable Dharmas of the Buddha, the entire forty-sixth and forty-seventh; the old had Chapter on the Inconceivable of the Buddha; 8. Chapter on the Ocean of Marks of the Tathāgata's Ten Bodies, beginning of the forty-eighth fascicle; the old had Chapter on the Ocean of Marks of the Tathāgata; 9. Chapter on the Light and Merit of the Tathāgata's Minor Marks, the middle of the forty-eighth fascicle; the old had Chapter on the Light and Merit of the Buddha's Minor Marks; 10. Chapter on Bodhisattva Samantabhadra's Practices, the entire forty-ninth fascicle; the new and old share the same name; 11. Chapter on the Tathāgata's Manifestation, the fiftieth through the fifty-second; the old had Chapter on the Jeweled King Tathāgata's Nature-Origination. Regarding the one chapter of the eighth assembly: namely, Chapter on Transcendence of the World, the fifty-third through the fifty-ninth, identical in name in the new and old. Regarding the one chapter of the ninth assembly: namely, Chapter on Entry into the Dharmadhātu, the sixtieth through the eightieth, identical in name in the new and old. Having already stated the number of chapters, what are the characteristics of the Buddhas who can speak the chapters? A verse says: