新華嚴經論 26.28

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三明善財表法者，善財於此位所見知識在於佛會中者，明不離菩提體行眾行故。名開敷樹華者，表於無相妙慧之樹開敷普賢行華，亦是開敷一切眾生無明行樹華令成普賢行華故，為表第七地成世間行成慈悲門令圓滿故。其身在眾寶樹樓閣之內妙寶所成師子之座者，表眾寶樹是眾行，明依報。以寶樹成樓閣形，明隨行之智也。妙寶師子座者，表妙用無畏行也。善財得菩薩廣大歡喜解脫者，明此地菩薩成就大慈悲行，普能方便教化眾生，歡喜無厭故。不居染淨，故名為解脫。第七地是所施之教，此是七地中所行之行故，名自住處以表之也。

Third, explaining how Sudhana symbolizes the Dharma: The spiritual friend whom Sudhana meets at this stage is present within the Buddha's assembly, which indicates that he performs the myriad practices without departing from the essence of bodhi. He is named Blossoming Tree Flowers to symbolize the blossoming of the flowers of Samantabhadra's practices upon the tree of signless, wondrous wisdom, and also the blossoming of the flowers of the tree of practices born of all sentient beings' ignorance to make them the flowers of Samantabhadra's practices, thereby symbolizing the perfection of worldly practices and the gate of compassion on the seventh ground. His body being within a multistoried pavilion of manifold jewel trees upon a lion throne made of wondrous jewels symbolizes that the manifold jewel trees are the myriad practices, illustrating the circumstantial retribution; the jewel trees forming the shape of a pavilion illustrates the wisdom that accompanies the practices. The lion throne of wondrous jewels symbolizes wondrous functioning and fearless practice. Sudhana's attainment of the bodhisattva liberation of vast joy illustrates that the bodhisattvas of this ground fulfill the practice of great kindness and compassion, are universally able to skillfully instruct and transform sentient beings, and take tireless joy in it. Not dwelling in either defilement or purity, it is therefore called liberation. The seventh ground is the teaching that is bestowed, and this is the practice performed within the seventh ground; therefore, his own dwelling place is used to symbolize it.