分別功德論 2.4

2.4

所以別稱祇洹、孤獨二人名者，此二人先亡今在天上，亦集諸天說法教化。時心念言：「我等本是眾僧檀越，初不復稱我等名字耶？」欲適彼所念故，復別稱二人名耳。云當修一法者，亦非次第說。若按初成說法，當從波羅奈鹿野苑說四諦為始，次至摩竭降三迦葉。因稱其精舍主名，便云當修一法者，以其一法之與四法其理味不異故也。一法亦斷結、四法亦斷結，俱至涅槃，殊途同歸耳。都結二十一，演為三十六。數雖盈縮，俱為是結。凡事有百一舒，復為八萬四千，是以一法之與千萬，同是至道之徑耳。猶師子殺象之殺兔同是一死耳。以其理趣不異故，便從一法始。無放逸者，一法之宗也。或問曰：戒應在前，先當持戒然後念三尊。或曰：此為新學者，先念三尊，即三自歸，運意在佛法眾以次受戒。以是言之，戒應第四息念後解。

The reason for specifically mentioning the names of the two persons, Jetṛ and Anāthapiṇḍada, is that these two had previously passed away and are now in the heavens, where they also gather the devas to teach and preach the Dharma. At that time they thought: "We were originally the dānapatis of the sangha; will our names never again be mentioned?" Wishing to accommodate what they thought, the names of the two persons were separately mentioned. As for stating that "one should cultivate one Dharma", this was also not spoken in sequential order. If based on the preaching of the Dharma upon first attaining awakening, it should begin with preaching the four noble truths in the Deer Park in Vārāṇasī, and next proceed to Magadha to subdue the three Kāśyapas. By taking the opportunity to mention the names of the masters of the monastery, it then says "one should cultivate one Dharma", because the flavor of the principle of this one Dharma and of the four Dharmas is not different. One Dharma also cuts off fetters, and four Dharmas also cut off fetters; both reach nirvāṇa, arriving at the same destination by different paths. In total there are twenty-one fetters, unfolded into thirty-six. Although the numbers expand or contract, all are fetters. In all matters there are one hundred and one, which expanded further become eighty-four thousand; thus one Dharma and tens of thousands are equally paths to the ultimate Way. It is like a lion killing an elephant or killing a rabbit: both are the same single death. Because their principled purport is not different, it begins with one Dharma. Non-negligence (apramāda) is the essence of this one Dharma. Someone may ask: Morality should come first; one should first uphold morality and afterwards be mindful of the Three Jewels. Or it may be said: For beginners, they first be mindful of the Three Jewels—that is, the three refuges—and directing their minds to the Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha, sequentially receive morality. For this reason, morality should be explained fourth, after the cessation of thoughts.