請觀音經疏闡義鈔 1.16

1.16

From 'The function is...' downward: this commentary's explanation of the title has three turns in all, each discussing three meanings: first, the person capable of expounding; second, the teaching that is expounded; third, the comprehensive title of the sūtra. The person and the comprehensive title are distinguished below. The three meanings of the teaching are found precisely in this passage; therefore, when it comes to the specific explanation, it explains them straightaway. The comprehensive and specific passages mutually reveal their meaning; this is the skill of the Great Master in expounding the Dharma, and the marvelousness of Zhang'an in applying the brush. However, although this work broadly encompasses the four teachings, the three turns and three meanings are all discussed in terms of the perfect teaching—this is because of the purport of the text, because it corresponds to the gate of practice, because the profound encompasses the shallow, and because it was the Buddha's original intent; those who expound and contemplate it should reflect upon and discern this.