中觀論疏 10.53

10.53

長行釋總別二章則為二別。釋初偈為三：一牒、二非、三釋。初句如文。「是事不然」下，第二總非。此二門釋上半。「何以故」下，第三即釋下半，又開為二：一者正破、二取意破。正破中又三：初總標常過；「何以故」下，次釋常過；「有無常過故」下，第三結常過。就釋中又三：一法說；「譬如」下，第二譬說；「若先為天」下，第三合譬。此中大意明古今我一者，則天人一體、貴賤同質也。若謂「先世我不作今我」下，第二取意破。就文又三：一牒立、二總非、三釋難。就牒中文三：法、譬、合。初法說；「如人浣衣時」下，第二譬說；「如是我受天身」下，三合譬。「是事不然」下，第二總非。「何以故」下，第三釋非。就文又二：初破法說。「今浣者」下，第二破譬。又開二別：初兩關定之；次設二難，如文。

The prose commentary explains the two sections of the general and the particular, and is divided into two. The explanation of the first verse has three parts: first, citing; second, negating; third, explaining. The first line is as in the text. From "This matter is not so" onward, the second part generally negates. These two gates explain the upper half. From "Why?" onward, the third part explains the lower half, and is again divided into two: first, a direct refutation; second, a refutation based on the intended sense. Within the direct refutation there are again three parts: first, generally indicating the fault of permanence; from "Why?" onward, next explaining the fault of permanence; from "because there would be the fault of impermanence" onward, third concluding the fault of permanence. Within the explanation there are again three parts: first, the explanation by doctrine; from "For example" onward, second, the explanation by simile; from "If it was previously a deva" onward, third, the application of the simile. The main idea here clarifies that if past and present self are one, then deva and human would be of one body, and the noble and the base would have the same substance. From "If it is said that the self of the prior lifetime does not become the self of the present lifetime" onward, the second part refutes based on the intended sense. Within the text there are again three parts: first, citing and establishing; second, generally negating; third, explaining the difficulty. Within the text of citing there are three: doctrine, simile, and application. First is the explanation by doctrine; from "Just as when a person washes clothes" onward, second, the explanation by simile; from "In this way, when I receive the body of a deva" onward, third, the application of the simile. From "This matter is not so" onward, the second part generally negates. From "Why?" onward, the third part explains the negation. Within the text there are again two parts: first, refuting the explanation by doctrine; from "Now the washer" onward, second, refuting the simile. This is again divided into two: first, determining it through two horns; next, posing two difficulties, as in the text.