四分律刪繁補闕行事鈔 1.8

1.8

Now, the text of this entire work has its meaning spread across three parts. The upper scroll gathers the collective duties, providing formal procedures for execution and application; the middle scroll adheres to the precept essence, establishing repentance for observance and transgression; the lower scroll addresses essential practices according to capacity, arising in reliance upon circumstances. All are fully detailed according to the text, and I trust there is no disorder; yet the objective affairs are truly multitudinous, and it is exceedingly difficult to classify them. Now I take those of similar kinds to follow one another, using them to head the chapters; as for unifying the broad principles, fearing that the branches and streams may not be thoroughly detailed, I further summarize them with ten categories, so as to clearly mirror the profound teachings.