楞伽阿跋多羅寶經註解 4.282

4.282

今經四卷，凡四品，總名為佛語心，而無別品之目。魏本十卷，分十八品。唐本七卷，分十品。後東都沙門寶臣註唐本，則取魏之餘八品如次間入，亦成十八品。夫《楞伽》一經，乃諸佛所說心法。佛說此法，令一切菩薩入自心境，則知云〈佛語心品〉者，據一經大意而言之。其魏、唐二本別分品目者，據經之節段而分之，使學者易曉知。文有總別，理無二致也。昔姚秦命僧講此經，而不分節段，講無倫序，故主有云：「吾佛經賓主問答，皆有起盡，此僧講經如何獨無倫序？」時道安在洛陽，聞此說乃歎曰：「何以吾儕例受斯恥？」自此經無大小，例分三分。後親光論傳至中華，果符其說，所謂分經雅合於親光者是也。今四卷仍存〈佛語心品〉，後依魏、唐二本所列之，品標於其上，遮使講學之人不迷於章段。然十八品之中，但缺〈陀羅尼〉、〈偈頌〉二品。初〈勸請品〉中文亦不足，止有六行偈文，以為別序分。斷食肉即流通分。故知文略而義不略也。

The present sūtra in four fascicles has altogether four chapters, collectively titled 'The Buddha's Words on the Mind,' without separate chapter headings. The Wei version in ten fascicles is divided into eighteen chapters. The Tang version in seven fascicles is divided into ten chapters. Later, the monk Baochen of the Eastern Capital annotated the Tang version, taking the other eight chapters from the Wei version and inserting them in order, which also made eighteen chapters. The single sūtra of the Laṅkā is the mind-dharma spoken by all Buddhas. The Buddha spoke this dharma to cause all bodhisattvas to enter the realm of their own mind; thus we know that calling it 'The Chapter on the Buddha's Words on the Mind' is stated in accordance with the overarching purport of the whole sūtra. As for the separate division into chapter titles in the Wei and Tang versions, they were divided in accordance with the sections of the sūtra to make it easy for students to understand. The text has general and specific [divisions], but the principle admits of no difference. Formerly, the Yao Qin [court] ordered a monk to lecture on this sūtra without dividing it into sections, so that the lecture lacked proper order. Hence the ruler said: 'In our Buddha's sūtras, the host-and-guest questions and answers all have a beginning and an end; why does this monk's lecturing on the sūtra uniquely lack proper order?' At that time Dao'an was in Luoyang; hearing this statement, he sighed and said: 'Why must our peers universally suffer this disgrace?' From this time on, regardless of whether a sūtra was large or small, it was universally divided into three sections. Later, when the commentary by Bandhuprabha arrived in China, it truly tallied with his words; this is what is meant by 'the division of sūtras harmonises elegantly with Bandhuprabha.' The present four fascicles still retain 'The Chapter on the Buddha's Words on the Mind,' and afterwards, relying on what is listed in the Wei and Tang versions, the chapters have been marked at their tops, to prevent those who lecture and study from being confused about the sections. Yet among the eighteen chapters, it only lacks the two chapters 'Dhāraṇī' and 'Verses.' In the opening 'Chapter on Exhortation and Request,' the text is also incomplete, containing only six lines of verse to serve as the specific introduction section. The cutting off of meat-eating is the dissemination section. Therefore we know that the text is abridged, but the meaning is not abridged.