No. 999-A華嚴一乘教義分齊章集成記序
周易繫辭云。尺蠖之屈。以求信(伸音)也。龍虵之蟄。以存身也。精義入神。以致用也。故我毗盧遮那如來。按海印發輝。融金山特說。其名大方廣佛華嚴經焉。
The Book of Changes says: "The inchworm bends itself in order to stretch forward. The dragon and snake hibernate in order to preserve their lives. The essence of meaning enters the spirit, in order to apply it to practical use." Thus, our Vairocana Buddha, radiating the light of the oceanic seal, gracefully expounded from the golden mountain, teaching the scripture known as the Avatamsaka Sutra, or the Great Means Expansive Buddha's Flower Adornment Sutra.
唐國師賢首尊者。得門而入。作一乘教義分齊。以示未悟。記釋雖眾。莫造其源。是以法真大師嘆云。嗟乎宣政之來。佛祖奧義。經論大途。陸沉迨盡。耻賢首之業。沒世而無聞。欲述自悟。大願未終。奄然歸寂。唯存焚析薪。自答同教䇿。心經連珠記。盛行於世。遂使華嚴宗義學。得以為矜式。(希迪)無似。濫製斯文。皆准大師乘教切當之說。以為主意。前諸記銷文指事。亦間用之。而教章之旨豁如也。庶得說聽之家不至多岐而亡羊矣。 孟子曰。孔子之謂集大成也。集大成也者。金聲而玉振之也。故詺其記。云集成爾。
時大宋嘉定戊寅歲仲春一日(希迪)謹敘No. 999
華嚴一乘教義分齊章集成記卷第一
武林住惠因沙門(希迪)述