首楞嚴義疏注經 4.454

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The first two lines are a general address; from "As when the eye" onward directly shows it. "Looking to the left and right sides yields two-thirds" means taking, out of three hundred for one direction, two hundred within the directions, plus fifty each for the two intermediate directions close by; since one direction is like this, the rest follow by analogy. Now, looking left and right, each gets a full two hundred, plus fifty each for the two close intermediate directions, together making five hundred; together with the fully bright three hundred, they total eight hundred. "Three parts express the function" refers to seeing three directions; the rest is all understandable.