維摩經略疏垂裕記 3.22

3.22

Second, citing the *Yingluo [jing]* to refute error. As for "gathering the assembly of the eight dhyānas," this refers to the intrinsic-nature dhyāna up to the dhyāna of bliss in this world and other worlds, which means gathering the bodhisattvas before and on the bhūmis. As for "formerly in the *Avataṃsaka*," and so forth, Jingxi says: Regarding the word "formerly," our school's five periods all have concluding teachings. Because the *Yingluo jing* concludes the various Vaipulya [sūtras], it points to the *Avataṃsaka* as "formerly," still separated by the Deer Park. The *Yingluo* comes later, which is necessarily the case in principle. Therefore, we know that other explanations not only fail regarding the eight dhyānas, but their meaning of "formerly" is also inappropriate.