[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) › 1.13 # 仁王般若經疏 1.13 仁王般若經疏 1.13 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1707.1.13) 就序品中為二：初明證信序、第二明發起序。諸師因此二序雖復種種不同，今以四雙往收，義無不盡。第一證信對發起、第二對通序明別序、第三對如來序明阿難序、第四對經前序明經後序。阿難親承音旨名證信序，發起正經故云發起序，眾經同有名通序，發起各異故名別序，佛口自說名如來序，阿難證信名阿難序，佛所說者名經前序，阿難後結集證信名經後序。諸師雖復種種穿鑿，煩而無當，今置而不論，今且依經前經後一雙以釋二序。二序即為二別：從初至「大眾僉然而坐」名為經後序。佛在世時未有此序，佛臨欲涅槃時勅阿難云：「我滅後結集法藏時，當安如是等事。」故云佛滅後序。第二從「爾時十號」下明說經時序。當說經時，以事開發，故云說經時序。今前明佛滅後序。若依《大智論》，直依文帖釋，不辨子段多少；後諸師說亦無定，或五或六。今依《金剛仙論》作六句分別：一「如是」表信相；二「我聞」明阿難承旨，證述而不作；三「一時」明聞經時節；四明佛化主；五明住處，明說聽有方；六辨同聞，證不虛謬。然此六事，不可一向屬阿難。 > Within the introductory chapter, there are two parts: first, clarifying the preface attesting to faith; second, clarifying the preface initiating the teaching. Although the various masters have many different explanations regarding these two prefaces, I now encompass them with four pairs, leaving no meaning unexhausted: first, attesting to faith versus initiating the teaching; second, general preface versus specific preface; third, Tathāgata preface versus Ānanda preface; fourth, pre-sūtra preface versus post-sūtra preface. Ānanda personally receiving the spoken purport is called the preface attesting to faith; initiating the main sūtra is called the preface initiating the teaching. Being shared in common by all sūtras is called the general preface; initiating the teaching differently in each case is called the specific preface. Spoken by the Buddha's own mouth is called the Tathāgata preface; Ānanda attesting to faith is called the Ānanda preface. What was spoken by the Buddha is called the pre-sūtra preface; what was compiled later by Ānanda to attest to faith is called the post-sūtra preface. Although the various masters have engaged in all kinds of forced interpretations, cumbersome and inaccurate, I now set them aside without discussion, and for now rely on the single pair of pre-sūtra and post-sūtra to explain the two prefaces. The two prefaces then constitute two distinct parts: from the beginning up to "the great assembly sat solemnly together" is called the post-sūtra preface. When the Buddha was in the world, this preface did not yet exist; when the Buddha was about to enter nirvāṇa, he instructed Ānanda, saying: "After my demise, when you compile the treasury of the Dharma, you should set down such matters as these." Therefore it is called the preface after the Buddha's demise. Second, from "At that time, the One of Ten Epithets" downward clarifies the preface at the time of preaching the sūtra. When preaching the sūtra, the teaching was initiated by means of events; therefore it is called the preface at the time of preaching the sūtra. Now I first clarify the preface after the Buddha's demise. If one relies on the Mahāprajñāpāramitopadeśa, it directly interprets the text continuously without distinguishing the number of sub-sections; later masters also had no fixed opinion, proposing either five or six. Now, relying on the Jin'gangxian lun, I distinguish six phrases: first, "Thus" indicates the mark of faith; second, "have I heard" clarifies Ānanda receiving the instruction, attesting and narrating rather than composing; third, "At one time" clarifies the season and moment of hearing the sūtra; fourth clarifies the Buddha as the master of conversion; fifth clarifies the dwelling place, clarifying that preaching and listening have a location; sixth distinguishes those who heard together, verifying that it is not false. However, these six matters cannot be attributed exclusively to Ānanda. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1707.1.12) - [Next: 1.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1707.1.14) - [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.1.13) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1707.1.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1707.1.13) · Pramāṇa