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維摩經略疏垂裕記 3.16

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3.16

Second, praising the virtues of the mind, which has two [parts]: first, phenomenological explanation, which has two [parts]: first, general explanation; second, specific explanation. The general explanation already corresponds to causes and conditions; the specific explanation is according to the teachings. The division of sections above and below is mostly like this. However, contrasting it with the contemplation explanation below, among the four explanations it lacks only fundamental and trace, or at times this is established in terms of meaning. The first [part], general, has two [parts]: first, the correct explanation. In the text, it first explains the purity of mind; next, in explaining "having already crossed over," it first clarifies the common [aspect], because the initial meaning established is only the common. Under "The Great Sūtra," it cites the common to challenge the specific. Next, under "Now according to," it indicates the specific. Cause and effect are differentiated to interpret "having already crossed over." If following the common meaning, the Buddha's mind is called dhyāna, because it cannot be surpassed.

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