仁王護國般若波羅蜜多經疏 1.38

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解本文者，先總判科、後隨文釋經。真諦記判釋此經，大分為四：一發起分，即初〈序品〉；二正說分，謂次五品；三王得護國分，即第七品；四流通分，即〈囑累品〉。昔有晉朝道安法師，科判諸經以為三分，序分、正宗、流通分。故至今巨唐慈恩三藏譯《佛地論》親光菩薩釋《佛地經》，科判彼經以為三分。然則東夏西天處雖懸曠，聖心潛契妙旨冥符。今判此經，依彼三分：一教起因緣分，即初〈序品〉；二聖教所說分，次之六品；三依教奉行分，謂〈囑累品〉。

Regarding explicating the root text: first the overall structural division is made, and afterwards the sūtra is explained following the text. Paramārtha's notes analyse and explain this sūtra by dividing it broadly into four parts: first, the section on initiation, which is the initial "Preface Chapter"; second, the section on the main teaching, meaning the following five chapters; third, the section on the kings obtaining state protection, which is the seventh chapter; fourth, the section on propagation, which is the "Entrustment Chapter". In the past, Dharma Master Dao'an of the Jin dynasty divided various sūtras into three parts: the preface section, the main body section, and the propagation section. Therefore down to the present Great Tang, when the Ci'en Tripiṭaka Master translated the Buddhabhūmi-śāstra, Bodhisattva Bandhuprabha's commentary on the Buddhabhūmi Sūtra also divided that sūtra into three parts. Thus, although the Eastern Lands (China) and Western Heavens (India) are distant and wide apart, the minds of the sages secretly coincide and their profound intentions mysteriously accord. Now dividing this sūtra, we rely on those three sections: first, the section on the causes and conditions for the arising of the teaching, which is the initial "Preface Chapter"; second, the section on what is preached by the holy teaching, the following six chapters; third, the section on practicing and upholding according to the teaching, meaning the "Entrustment Chapter".