佛祖統紀 3.40

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3.40

The *Miaoxuan* explains 'Thus have I heard', saying: 'If it were not the "Thus" that transcends the eight, how could it be what is heard in this sūtra?' (text) This should be analyzed by text-section (bu) and teaching (jiao). In terms of section, it is not a Perfect [Teaching] that carries expedients alongside it, and therefore it transcends the eight teachings. If considered solely in terms of teaching, the meaning of the Perfect in the present and past is not twofold. Hence the *Qian* states: 'The Perfect Teaching among the eight teachings conveys the partial to reveal the perfect, still belonging to the Gradual. The Perfect in the present *Lotus Sūtra* opens up the partial to reveal the perfect, outside of which there is no further teaching.'

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佛祖統紀 — 志磐, Classical Chinese