起信論註 1.4

1.4

論云何為五。至勸修利益分（最下文是也。為鈍根舉益勸修行也）述曰。此依數列名也　言不自起製必有由。名為因緣。彰別餘段故稱為分（問。有何由。答。夫事有因。是發起。因事發事□有一箇人語。無事不語。皆有因緣。是發語）彰別餘段故稱為分者（一段一段義也。亦名一段□別義者箇義則□箇義則別）故名彰別餘段故稱為分　由致既興略標綱要。令物生信（答。綱者大綱。望是一箇要事故名綱要）名立義分。宗要既略。次宜廣釋令其生解。名解釋分。依釋生解。次宜起行。令起行故名修行信心分（修行信心下所謂四五行。信謂信根。本行謂五行及至觀等是也）雖是行儀鈍根懈慢舉益勸修。名勸修利益分。

[Treatise:] What are the five? ... down to: the section on encouraging practice and the benefits. (The lowest text is this. For those of dull faculties, it presents the benefits to encourage practice.) [Commentary:] This is listing the names according to the number. Words do not arise by themselves; their composition must have a reason, which is called "causes and conditions". Because it marks the distinction from other passages, it is called a "section". (Question: What reason is there? Answer: An affair has a cause; it is a prompt. An affair arises from an affair; [...] when a person speaks, without an affair he does not speak; all have causes and conditions; this prompts speech.) As for "Because it marks the distinction from other passages, it is called a 'section'": (Section by section has its meaning; it is also called a section [...] different meaning; this meaning is [...] this meaning is distinct.) Therefore it is called "marking the distinction from other passages, hence called a section". Once the reason has arisen, briefly outlining the essential guidelines causes beings to produce faith. (Answer: "Guidelines" means the general guidelines; pointing to an essential matter, it is called essential guidelines.) This is called the section on the thesis. Since the cardinal essentials are brief, next one should explain them broadly to cause them to produce understanding; this is called the section on explanation. Based on the explanation, understanding arises; next one should undertake practice. In order to cause them to undertake practice, it is called the section on cultivating faith and practice. (Under cultivating faith and practice, the so-called four or five practices: "faith" refers to the faculty of faith; the fundamental practices refer to the five practices, up to contemplation and so forth.) Although this is the procedure of practice, for those of dull faculties who are lazy and negligent, one presents the benefits to encourage cultivation; this is called the section on encouraging practice and the benefits.