瑜伽師地論分門記 1.108

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六明宿作因論分三。一立彼邪宗。二廣破邪見。三顯正因相　初文分四。一總標計人。二引經立彼宗見分二。一標。二釋分三。一明故業。二明現業。三明果。三別簡計人。四明立論因由分二。一問。二答分二。一總答。二別答分二。一明教。二明理分五。一明造論因。二立理。三徵。四答所以。五結　二廣破邪見分三。一問。二破分二。一依宿作因破。二依現法因。三明總結　第三顯正因相分三。一依宿作以顯正因分二。一標。二釋。二依雜業以顯正因分二。一標。二釋分五如論。三依現在功用以顯正因分二。一標。二釋分四如論。

Sixth, explaining the doctrine that past actions are the cause has three parts: 1. establishing their heterodox school; 2. broadly refuting the heterodox view; 3. revealing the characteristics of correct causes.

The first section has four parts: 1. generally indicating the theorists; 2. citing scripture to establish their school's view, which has two parts: (1) statement, and (2) explanation, in three parts: [a] explaining past karma, [b] explaining present karma, and [c] explaining the result; 3. separately distinguishing the theorists; 4. explaining the reasons for establishing the doctrine, which has two parts: (1) question, and (2) answer, which has two parts: [a] general answer, and [b] specific answer, in two parts: <i> explaining scriptural teaching, and <ii> explaining reasoning in five parts: the cause for composing the treatise, establishing the reasoning, questioning, answering why, and conclusion.

Second, broadly refuting the heterodox view has three parts: 1. question; 2. refutation, which has two parts: (1) refutation relying on past actions as the cause, and (2) relying on present causes; 3. general conclusion.

Third, revealing the characteristics of correct causes has three parts: 1. revealing the correct cause relying on past actions, in two parts: (1) statement, and (2) explanation; 2. revealing the correct cause relying on mixed karma, in two parts: (1) statement, and (2) explanation in five parts as in the treatise; 3. revealing the correct cause relying on present exertion, in two parts: (1) statement, and (2) explanation in four parts as in the treatise.