[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [仁王般若經疏](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1707) › 1.12 # 仁王般若經疏 1.12 仁王般若經疏 1.12 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1707.1.12) 次入經文。然諸佛說經本無章段，始自道安法師分經以為三段：第一序說、第二正說、第三流通說。序說者，由序義，說經之由序也。正說者，不偏義，一教之宗旨也。流通者，流者宣布義、通者不擁義，欲使法音遠布無壅也。所以有三說者，欲明勝人致教必有因緣，先明序說，開漸既彰；正經宜辨，故復正說；聖人大悲無限、眾生受化無窮，非止復益當時，乃欲遠傳後世，故有第三流通也。然此三非是三，故三乃是一三耳。序即是正，乃至流通即序，例如三寶一三三一也。文處者，此經有八品，分為三段：第一〈序品〉，即為序分；第二〈觀空品〉下六品，為正說分；第三以〈囑累〉一品，名流通分。若依文判者，〈受持品〉末「佛告月光」下，即是付屬。但前品明付囑辨不起七難，後品明付囑辨經分齊，故言〈付屬品〉名流通也。 > Next, entering the text of the sūtra. In truth, when the Buddhas expounded sūtras there were originally no sections and paragraphs; it began with Dharma Master Dao'an, who divided sūtras into three sections: first, the introductory exposition; second, the main exposition; third, the transmission exposition. The introductory exposition means the rationale and prelude, the rationale and prelude for expounding the sūtra. The main exposition means impartiality, the fundamental purport of the unified teaching. The transmission exposition means: "transmitting" (liu) signifies broadcasting afar, and "circulating" (tong) signifies unobstructed; it means wishing to cause the sound of the Dharma to spread far and wide without blockage. The reason there are three expositions is: wishing to make clear that when a superior person delivers a teaching there must be causes and conditions, he first makes clear the introductory exposition, and once the gradual unfolding is manifested, the main sūtra ought to be distinguished, hence there is again the main exposition; the great compassion of the Sage is boundless and sentient beings receiving transformation are limitless, so not only does it benefit the present time, he furthermore wishes to transmit it far into future generations, hence there is the third, the transmission. However, these three are not three; thus the three are just a single-three. The introduction is itself the main, and so on up to the transmission being the introduction, just as the three jewels are one-three and three-one. As for the textual locations: this sūtra has eight chapters and is divided into three sections: first, the "Introductory Chapter" is the introductory section; second, the six chapters from the "Chapter on Contemplating Emptiness" downward are the main exposition section; third, taking the single chapter of "Entrustment" as the transmission section. If determined according to the text, from "the Buddha told Candradeva" at the end of the "Chapter on Receiving and Upholding" downward, that is the entrustment. But the previous chapter clarifies the entrustment in terms of preventing the arising of the seven calamities, while the subsequent chapter clarifies the entrustment in terms of distinguishing the scope of the sūtra; therefore it is said that the "Chapter on Entrustment" is named the transmission. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1707.1.11) - [Next: 1.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1707.1.13) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1707.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1707~en-mt.1.12) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1707.1.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1707.1.12) · Pramāṇa