金剛經纂要刊定記 3.210

English (machine translation) 3.210

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3.210

Regarding "indicating and exhorting what is about to be presented": "indicating" means pointing out; "exhorting" means encouraging; "about to" means wishing to; "presented" means spoken. That is, the sūtra's words "good men," etc., are the indication; "should thus," etc., is the exhortation. The intent of indicating and exhorting lies in wishing to speak, hence it says "about to be presented." This refers to anticipating and pointing forward to the text of the direct answer below; therefore the commentary says: "I shall explain for you," etc.

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