仁王經疏 3.7

3.7

Exposition: The second section from here onward extensively explains the method of protection. Within this there are three parts: first, extensively explaining the method of protection; second, from "Great King, in the past" onward, citing the past to corroborate the present; third, from "Great King, sixteen" onward, concluding, demonstrating, and exhorting to uphold. Within the extensive explanation, it is again divided into three: first, explaining the protection of the state; second, from "Great King, not only" onward, explaining its protection of blessings; third, from "Great King, not only" onward, explaining protection against many calamities. Within protecting the state, the text has four parts: first, clarifying the time of protection; second, explaining the method of protection; third, from "your state" onward, clarifying the essence of what can protect; fourth, from "Great King" onward, revealing the calamities protected against. This is the first, clarifying the time and season of protection. In truth, the path of protecting the state applies to all times; to highlight critical times, it mentions kalpa-fires and so forth in contrast to speak of the method of protection. As for "kalpa-fires," because they damage the state, they are called kalpa-fires; it does not refer to the great fire disaster among the three disasters.