成唯識論掌中樞要 1.46

1.46

諸經論中，或唯有正宗，無序、流通，如《瑜伽》等；或唯有初、中，無後，如《顯揚》等；或唯有中、後，無初，如《集論》、《二十唯識》等；或三分具有，如《成唯識》等。真諦所翻《二十唯識》，三分具有。菩提流支所譯與大唐同，無初，有餘二。無唯初、後，無中分者，以造論者必有所明故。釋「稽首」義，如章中釋：

Among the various sūtras and treatises, some have only the main body (pradhāna) without the prologue (nidāna) and transmission (anusaṃskāra), such as the Yogācārabhūmi and others; some have only the beginning and middle without the conclusion, such as the Xianyang and others; some have only the middle and conclusion without the beginning, such as the Samuccaya, the Viṃśikā-vijñaptimātratā, and others; some possess all three divisions, such as the Cheng weishi lun and others. The Viṃśikā translated by Paramārtha possesses all three divisions. The translation by Bodhiruci is the same as that of the Great Tang: it lacks the beginning and has the remaining two. None has only the beginning and end while lacking the middle division, because an author of a treatise must necessarily elucidate something. The explanation of the meaning of 'bowing the head' (vande/praṇamya) is as explained in the essay: