止觀輔行傳弘決 5.8

5.8

From "Furthermore, if not" onward: wishing to explain mutual manifestation, it first states the intent, fearing that when they manifest later, one will not know whether to advance or not; therefore it must be explained in advance so that one recognizes their characteristics. Furthermore, though the text designates ten for these ten manifestations, the meanings are actually twenty, because they are called ten pairs; even excluding the tenth, there are still eighteen. From "Mutual manifestation" onward, it directly explains mutual manifestation. First, it lists the section headings. Because the first nine are paired against each other, they are called nine pairs; the latter two are not paired, so they are merely called seven single ones; the seven single ones are simply three and four forming a pair. In each of the ten, all pervade the ten objects. Furthermore, the first nine pairs directly distinguish mutual manifestation, whereas the last one merely subsumes the ten objects, determining them as belonging to demonic obstacles.