大般涅槃經義記 10.6

10.6

Fourth, it explains that their giving is not complete. "Lacking these three, giving is also not complete" repeats what precedes to initiate what follows, stating the incompleteness generally. Below, it distinguishes this specifically through three repetitions: 1. Explaining incompleteness with respect to the two givings of material goods and the Dharma: "material giving seeks existence, while giving of Dharma is not exhausted," hence it is called incomplete. It is first introduced, then enumerated, then explained, and concluded below. 2. Revealing incompleteness with respect to the two givings of ordinary beings and noble ones: within this, it is first introduced, then enumerated and explained, then distinguished, and concluded below. 3. Explaining incomplete giving with respect to the recipients of the Dharma: if they receive what they themselves believe in, they make offerings; if they receive what they do not believe in, they do not make offerings; hence it is called incomplete.