大方廣佛華嚴經之略名。大方廣為所證之法，佛為能證之人，證得大方廣理之佛也，華嚴二字為喻此佛者。因位之萬行如華，以此華莊嚴果地，故曰華嚴。又佛果地之萬德如華，以此華莊嚴法身，故曰華嚴。華嚴略策曰：「大方廣者，所證法也。佛華嚴者，能證人也。大以體性包含，方廣乃業用周徧，佛謂果圓覺滿。華喻萬行披敷，嚴乃飾法成人，經乃貫穿常法。」四教儀集註上曰：「因行如華，莊嚴果德。」此華譬因行也。探玄記一曰：「佛非下乘，法超因位，果德難彰，寄喻方顯。謂萬德究竟，環麗猶華，互相交飾，顯性為嚴。」此華譬果德也。大日經疏曰：「華有二種：一者萬行華。二者萬德行。」
Avataṃsaka-sūtra, also 大方廣佛華嚴經. Three tr. have been made: (1) by Buddhabhadra, who arrived in China A.D. 406, in 60juan, known also as the 晉經 Jinsūtraand 舊經 the oldsūtra; (2) by Śikṣānanda, about A.D. 700, in 80juan, known also as the 唐經 Tangsūtraand 新經 the newsūtra; (3) by Prajñā about A.D. 800, in 40juan. The treatises on thissūtraare very numerous, and the whole are known as the 華嚴部; they include the 華嚴音義 dictionary of the Classic by 慧苑 Huiyuan, about A.D. 700.