仁王般若經疏 1.3

1.3

The compilations being disparate and varying with their respective traditions, they cannot all be cited. Tiantai Zhizhe broadly elucidated five aspects across the various sūtras; here for this text, five divisions are likewise distinguished by analogy. (First, explaining the title of the sūtra; second, setting forth the substance of the sūtra; third, clarifying the central theme of the sūtra; fourth, discerning the function of the sūtra; fifth, discussing the characteristics of the teaching of the sūtra.) Stating its title, showing the substance beneath the title, clarifying its guiding theme, discerning its efficacy and function, and discussing the characteristics of its teaching—by these the general import of the sūtra is broadly exhausted. A detailed explanation is fully set out at the beginning of [the commentary on] the Lotus Sūtra; here it is explained briefly.