大乘起信論義記別記 1.5

1.5

Second, within the third [section] of the verse, on the intention of reverent devotion, one verse has four lines, and its progressive divisions are four: 1. It may be taken collectively as one, namely the task to be accomplished. 2. It may be divided into two, namely the upper line being the persons for whose sake it is made, and the remaining lines being the benefits accomplished. 3. It may be separated into three, namely the first line being the persons for whose sake it is made, the middle two lines being the practices accomplished, and the final line being the virtue arrived at. 4. It may be dispersed into four, namely the first line being the persons for whose sake it is made, the second line being the faults departed from, the third line being the virtue accomplished, and the fourth line being the virtue arrived at.