梵網經古迹記 2.9

2.9

Halting the digression for now, the verses are explained in two sections: namely, the first six verses are the section of transmitting the original master's recitation, because Śākyamuni transmits the original master's preface; the subsequent five and a half verses are the section where the later lord manifests and extols, because Śākyamuni himself expounds the essential teachings of the precepts. The first also has two kinds: the first five verses are the section showing the lord's revered supremacy; the latter one verse is the section praising the functions of the precepts. The first also has two: the first two and a half verses are the section on the root and branch of the manifest body; the latter two and a half verses are the section on the root and branch of preaching the Dharma.