十二門論宗致義記 1.3

1.3

To explain this treatise, ten gates are briefly outlined: first, clarifying the causes for the arising of the teaching; second, subsumption within the Piṭakas and sections; third, revealing the scope of the teachings; fourth, the capacities addressed by the teaching; fifth, the essence of the teaching that expresses [the meaning]; sixth, the central theme and purport that are expressed; seventh, the era when the treatise was composed; eighth, the circumstances of its transmission and translation; ninth, explaining the title of the treatise; tenth, explaining [the text] following the passage.