四分律行事鈔資持記 1.88

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次用六師，列見中，初標。問：所以此門之後，明六師者？答：此有多意。一彰引用三藏，並有準據；二顯諸計通局未融；三示今意總通六見；四明此鈔所宗有歸。問：所以唯標六者？答：前代已來，弘唱雖多；取其建立，不出六見；故標六種，攝無不周。師資相傳，至唐不絕，故云世中也。

Next, under "Employing the Six Masters and Setting Forth Their Views", the first [part] introduces the topic. Question: Why explain the six masters after this section? Answer: This has multiple meanings. First, it makes clear that citations from the Tripiṭaka all have authoritative basis. Second, it reveals that the various views are either comprehensive or restricted, and not yet harmonious. Third, it shows that the present intention encompasses all six views. Fourth, it clarifies that what this *Manual* takes as its authority has a definitive home. Question: Why specify only six? Answer: Since past generations, although the propagators have been many, their positions do not exceed these six views. Therefore, six types are specified, leaving nothing ungathered. Handed down from master to disciple, this continued unbroken down to the Tang dynasty; hence the phrase "in the world".