瑜伽師地論分門記 1.45

1.45

三廣解分二中第二明外器世間成相之義分三。一總問。二略答分二。一立因。二顯果。三別釋分十八。

Within the twofold detailed explanation, the second, explaining the meaning of the characteristics of the formation of the external receptacle world, has three parts: 1. general inquiry; 2. brief answer, which has two parts: (1) establishing the cause; (2) showing the result; 3. individual explanation, with eighteen parts.