維摩經玄疏 1.52

1.52

二、明略用四悉檀起觀教者，夫心源妙絕，萬法幽玄，諸佛菩薩若不用悉檀，豈能修三觀而進道，演說教門而度一切！四悉檀起觀教以通此經，略為七意：第一，翻釋；第二，辨相；第三，釋成；第四，起三觀；第五，起四教；第六，起經論；第七，起此經教。

Second, clarifying the brief use of the four siddhāntas to generate contemplation and teaching: Now, the source of the mind is profoundly sublime, and the myriad dharmas are dark and obscure. If the buddhas and bodhisattvas did not use the siddhāntas, how could they cultivate the three contemplations to advance upon the path, or expound the gates of the teaching to deliver all beings! Using the four siddhāntas to generate contemplation and teaching so as to penetrate this sūtra briefly comprises seven points: first, translation and explanation; second, discerning the characteristics; third, explaining its establishment; fourth, generating the three contemplations; fifth, generating the four teachings; sixth, generating the sūtras and treatises; seventh, generating this sūtra's teaching.