瑜伽師地論分門記 4.4

4.4

The first text has two parts: / 1. Explaining the distinctions in the householder bodhisattva's relinquishment of internal wealth, which has four parts: (1) explaining the distinctions in internal giving according to unreasonable injury to others, which has two parts: (a) establishing the correct meaning, (b) explaining the reason; (2) explaining the distinctions in internal giving according to matters of presently benefiting boundless sentient beings, which has three parts: (a) explaining the correct meaning, (b) inquiry, (c) replying to the reason; (3) explaining the distinctions in internal giving according to māras and so forth, which has four parts: (a) explaining the correct meaning, (b) inquiry, (c) replying to the reason, (d) illustrating the rest; (4) explaining the distinctions in internal giving according to the foolish, insane, and so forth, which has five parts: (a) explaining the correct meaning, (b) inquiry, (c) replying to the reason, which has four parts, as in the treatise, (d) explaining recipients suitable to be given to, (e) general conclusion. / 2. Explaining the distinctions in the householder bodhisattva's giving of external wealth, which has two parts: (1) general heading; (2) specific explanation, which has six parts: [i] explaining distinctions in external giving according to wives and so forth, which has two parts: (a) explaining the characteristics of not giving when there is no benefit, (b) explaining the characteristics of giving when there is benefit; [ii] explaining distinctions in external giving according to things not agreed upon; [iii] explaining distinctions in external giving according to another's wife; [iv] explaining distinctions in external giving according to suitable food and drink, and so forth; [v] explaining distinctions in external giving according to things that lead to that which lacks meaning or benefit, which has three parts: (a) explaining the correct meaning, (b) inquiry, (c) replying to the reason, which has two parts: ((i)) marking out, ((ii)) explaining; [vi] explaining distinctions in external giving according to what may be given and what may not be given, which has three parts: (a) general heading, (b) specific inquiry, (c) extensive reply, which has twenty parts, as in the treatise.