四明十義書 2.8

2.8

且予於《釋難扶宗記》中云：大師於此廣談十種三法，理趣宏深。乃須便示觀心妙道，令即聞而修，豈待尋彼《止觀》方始修觀？上人今約違文背義各十條，破於不尋《止觀》之失。意云，若不看尋《止觀》，則不可修於事法觀門也。斯蓋上人不思師資授受說行時節，故費二年撿文妄加毀斥也。

Furthermore, in my Shinan fuzong ji, I said: 'The Great Master spoke broadly here of the ten kinds of threefold dharmas, whose principle and purport are vast and profound. Thus he immediately indicated the wonderful path of contemplating the mind to cause one to cultivate upon hearing it; how could one wait to consult that Zhiguan before beginning to cultivate contemplation?' Now, you, Reverend Sir, based on ten points each of contradicting texts and betraying principles, refute the error of not consulting the Zhiguan. Your meaning is that if one does not examine and consult the Zhiguan, one cannot cultivate the phenomenal contemplation gate. This is because you, Reverend Sir, have not considered the timing of transmission between master and disciple and of preaching practice; thus you have wasted two years checking texts to make slanderous denunciations.