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維摩經略疏垂裕記 2.24

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2.24

Second, explaining the presence or absence of praising virtues, in two: first, question. Second, answer, in two: first, presenting the old explanations. Second, clarifying the present explanation, in two: first, refuting the errors of the ancients. Second, from "Now it is feared..." downward, clarifying the present meaning. As for "as in the Great Treatise," Jingxi says: "Citing this explanation: the small is strictly small, while the great is indeterminate. Either combined or single: combined represents the intent of the division, while single follows the translator. Therefore, based on the treatise's intent, how could the *Vajracchedikā* be Hīnayāna? The translator preserved brevity, and thus listed them singly."

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