瑜伽師地論分門記 1.1

1.1

When the Bodhisattva Jinaputra was about to comment on this treatise, he first established the meaning of three gateways before explaining the primary text of the treatise. Regarding the meaning of the three gateways: First, the gateway of taking refuge and paying homage, which has six lines of verse divided into five gateways: 1. Taking refuge in and paying homage to the Three Honoured Ones, which refers to the first verse; 2. The gateway of praising the preaching [of the Dharma], which refers to the following one verse; 3. The gateway of praising the composition of the treatise, which refers to the following two verses; 4. The gateway of praising the merits of the treatise, which refers to the following one verse; 5. The gateway of the intention in composing the treatise, which refers to the following one verse.