仁王般若經疏 3.66

3.66

大牟尼下，第二佛答。有三：初正答問；佛告月光我滅度後下，第二勸持；時諸大眾及阿須輪王下，第三明時眾得益。就前正答中有三：初略答；善男子其法師下，第二廣答；善男子如是如是下，第三總結十三法師功能。就前略答中有二：初佛答勸修觀門，略歎其德。文云十三觀門者，謂三賢十聖為十三，前四忍各有三品以為十二，寂滅下忍為十三。從習忍已下，第二辨位。習忍者，即習種性。至金剛頂者，即第十地。標初舉後，中間十一略具列。依持建立者，明十三種合可依止。汝等下，第三勸大眾如法供養。文云應如佛供養者，教其重敬供養也。故〈二諦品〉云「一念信般若，當知是人即是如來。」況十三法師不應如佛供養也？

"The Great Muni..." onwards is the second [part], the Buddha's answer. There are three [points]: First, he directly answers the question; second, from "The Buddha told Candraprabha: 'After my parinirvāṇa...'" onwards, he encourages upholding; third, from "At that time the great assembly and the asura kings..." onwards, he explains the benefit attained by the assembly present. In the preceding direct answer there are three [points]: First, a brief answer; second, from "Good sons! That Dharma master..." onwards, a detailed answer; third, from "Good sons! So it is, so it is..." onwards, he summarizes the functions of the thirteen Dharma masters. In the preceding brief answer there are two [points]: First, the Buddha answers by encouraging the cultivation of contemplation gateways and briefly praising their virtues. In the text it mentions the "thirteen contemplation gateways": the three stages of worthies and ten stages of sages make thirteen; the first four patiences each have three grades making twelve, and the lower patience of extinction makes the thirteenth. From "from the patience of practice..." onwards is the second, distinguishing the stages. The "patience of practice" is the practice-gotra. "Up to the vajra pinnacle" is the tenth bhūmi. By indicating the beginning and citing the end, the eleven in between are briefly listed. "To be relied upon and established" explains that these thirteen kinds together should be relied upon. From "You..." onwards is the third, exhorting the great assembly to make offerings according to the Dharma. In the text, saying "should make offerings as to the Buddha" teaches them to make offerings with profound reverence. Thus the 'Chapter on the Two Truths' says: 'If one in a single thought believes in prajñā, know that this person is precisely a Tathāgata.' How much more so should the thirteen Dharma masters not receive offerings just like the Buddha?