佛遺教經論疏節要 1.17

1.17

Third, explaining the meaning of the text (seven parts): from the first, the division on the preface, to the seventh, the division on leaving various [kinds of] anātman (etc.). Relying on the treatise of our patriarch Aśvaghoṣa, there are seven major rubrics: first, the division on the preface; second, the division on cultivating worldly virtues; third, the division on accomplishing the transworldly virtues of great beings; fourth, the division on displaying ultimate and profound virtues; fifth, the division on displaying the definitive nature of entering realisation; sixth, the division on distinguishing those who have not entered the supreme realisation in order to sever doubt; seventh, the division on leaving various kinds of naturally pure anātman. Most sūtra texts generally clarify three divisions: first, the division on the preface; second, the main teaching; third, the dissemination. The preface has the distinction between establishing faith and initiating the teaching; this present sūtra only has the initiation and the main teaching, but lacks the establishment of faith and dissemination. This is of the same principle as the Heart Sūtra. Furthermore, the present commentary translates Sanskrit into Chinese, and in stating phrases and explaining meanings, it mostly records the commentary of Gushan. As for translating mahāyāna as "great vehicle", it complies with the purport of the Qixin lun. Where it analyzes notes, sets rubrics, and cites texts for proof, slight revisions have been made. As for judging teachings and responding to capacities, it additionally cites ancestral admonitions as its authoritative valid testimony.