新華嚴經論 11.17

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第四從阿脩羅王至日天子，於中有十眾，用表十迴向。何以然者？為阿脩羅居大海中不沒其身，表十迴向圓融真俗，常處生死大海不沒其身。前之十住十行，但修出世悲智心增。加以迴向，迴真入俗，以成處世悲智圓滿故。以阿脩羅等十眾，以表十迴向處大海而不溺。表此位菩薩，以大悲心得真不證，知真同俗、處俗無染，利生自在。第一從初一眾阿脩羅王，義分為四：一舉眾數、二寄位表法、三釋名配行、四結數嘆德。

Fourth, from the asura kings to the sun devaputras, there are ten assemblies among them, which are used to symbolize the ten dedications of merit. Why is this so? Because asuras dwell in the great ocean without their bodies submerging, symbolizing that the ten dedications of merit harmonize the ultimate and conventional, constantly dwelling in the great ocean of saṃsāra without their bodies submerging. The preceding ten abodes and ten practices merely cultivated an increase in the mind of world-transcending compassion and wisdom. Adding dedication of merit, one turns from the ultimate to enter the conventional, thereby perfecting compassion and wisdom while abiding in the world. The ten assemblies, beginning with the asuras, are used to symbolize the ten dedications of merit dwelling in the great ocean without drowning. This symbolizes that the bodhisattvas of this stage, through the mind of great compassion, attain the ultimate without realizing it [as an end], knowing that the ultimate is identical to the conventional, abiding in the conventional without defilement, and benefiting sentient beings with mastery. First, for the initial assembly of asura kings, the meaning is divided into four: first, citing the assembly's number; second, lodging the stage to symbolize the Dharma; third, explaining the names and matching them to practices; fourth, concluding the numbers and praising virtues.