中觀論疏 6.15

6.15

品開為三：第一破外喻說；「問曰何故說燃可燃」下，第二破其法說；「若人說有我」下，第三法喻既窮而呵責之。初二門就正觀推無，次一呵邪心謂有。就破喻說，凡有六門：初一異門、二相待門、三因不因門、四內外門、五三時門、六五求門。初門有二：初長行、二偈本。長行為四：一立、二破、三救、四破救。立中有三：初法說；「如燃可燃」下，第二喻說；「燃是受者」下，第三合喻。

The chapter opens in three parts: first, refuting the external metaphorical exposition; from 'Question: Why speak of the burning and the burnable?' onward, second, refuting their doctrinal exposition; from 'If a person asserts the existence of a self' onward, third, rebuking them once both doctrine and metaphor are exhausted. The first two gates examine non-existence on the basis of right contemplation; the next one rebukes the heterodox mind for asserting existence. Concerning the refutation of the metaphorical exposition, there are six gates overall: first, the gate of identity and difference; second, the gate of mutual dependence; third, the gate of having a cause or lacking a cause; fourth, the gate of internal and external; fifth, the gate of the three times; sixth, the gate of the fivefold search. The first gate has two parts: first, the prose; second, the root verse. The prose has four parts: 1. the thesis; 2. the refutation; 3. the salvage; 4. the refutation of the salvage. Within the thesis there are three parts: first, the doctrinal exposition; from 'like the burning and the burnable' onward, second, the metaphorical exposition; from 'the burning is the experiencer' onward, third, applying the metaphor.