釋門歸敬儀 1.2

1.2

1. The Origin of Reverence and the Arising of the Teaching (Meaning that at the beginning of the Buddha's transforming guidance, etiquette and rites were not yet known; the sacred Dharma, seizing the opportune time, enacted this practice of audience and reverence. Therefore, sincere teachings are cited extensively to serve as the foremost fundamental principle of faith, in the hope that none will be deluded about the pedagogical instruction.)