成唯識論述記 1.35

1.35

何故但敬本、釋二師？如來是作者，論所依故；弟子是述者，起此論故。《瑜伽論》中六十四說：若欲造論，先敬二師。恭敬法故，敬論本師；恭敬義故，禮開闡師。安惠《雜集論》初序云：此論所依，及能起故。佛薄伽梵諸法所依，一切教起，所依處故。佛聖弟子依法隨學，無倒依止而造論故。

Why revere only the two masters, root and commenting? The Tathāgata is the creator, because he is the support of the treatise; the disciple is the expounder, because he produced this treatise. In the Yogācāra-śāstra, [fascicle] sixty-four states: If one wishes to compose a treatise, first pay homage to the two masters. Out of reverence for the Dharma, pay homage to the root master of the treatise; out of reverence for the meaning, pay homage to the master who revealed and expounded it. Sthiramati's preface at the beginning of the Samuccaya states: Because of being that upon which this treatise relies, and that which was able to produce it. The Buddha, the Bhagavān, is the support of all dharmas, because he is the locus of support for the arising of all teachings. The noble disciples of the Buddha, following and learning in accordance with the Dharma, unerringly rely upon it to compose the treatise.