大方廣佛華嚴經隨疏演義鈔 59.76

59.76

Regarding the Commentary's "'Women protected by others' is the comprehensive sentence": the above takes the wives and concubines of others; the below takes those betrothed by kin. The middle sentence refers to those who are collectively protected by many people among the improper. Women have three obediences: first, at home, subject to the father; second, married, subject to the husband; third, when the husband dies, subject to the son. Even if all three are gone and there is no one, she is protected by the clan. The expression "sons and so on" includes grandsons, nephews, and the like. The expression "betrothed" applies both to the unmarried and to the previously married. The "six relations" mentioned above refers to the relations of parents, husband and wife, and brothers.