Chinese
从而守护殊胜的教法。这些也如《牟帝花鬘》中所说：唉玛，如此所有的续部，因为极其稀有殊胜，所以要详细解释它的所有意义。那续部的次第是：根本大续二者，宣说一切法体性为一。解释续母子二者，宣说如树叶茂盛之状。支分续二者，宣说如海中星辰升起。教理明晰之续二者，宣说如花朵绽放之状。口诀续部四者，宣说如果实成熟之状。密意自住续三者，宣说如能见之眼之状。入自解脱续二者，宣说如忆念所依之心之状。智者仪轨续，宣说如守护家园之犬。如是等等。如此安立为八个类别的合理性是：如果无有根本续二者，犹如树木根本腐烂，不可能生出枝干。如果无有解释续母子二者，犹如无有树叶，不可能生出花朵。如果无有支分续二者，犹如无有手脚的残疾人攀登岩石也会坠落。如果无有入自解脱续二者，犹如无有心脏的尸体不能成办他人的利益。如果无有教理明晰续二者，犹如无有花朵，果实不能按时成熟。如果无有口诀续部四者，犹如无有果实，耕作也变得没有意义。如果无有密意自住续三者，犹如无有眼睛的人不识道路，不能进入城市。如果无有智者仪轨续，犹如没有守护家园之犬，财产会被敌人盗贼偷走。如此，如果缺少这八者，就不能圆满一个教法的条件，如果具备就圆满，所以安立为八是合理的，也确定是八，多于此则没有必要。那根本续等八个类别的名称和意义是：根本，如扎根之根，所以意指归属于根本智慧。解释，如茂盛之树叶，所以意指混合词句和意义。支分，如缠绕之树干，所以意指法界和智慧二者无别。教理，如明亮之花朵，所以宣说
English
Thus, the sacred teachings are protected. These are also as stated in the "Garland of Pearls": Alas, all the tantras are so supremely wondrous that all their meanings must be explained in detail. The order of the tantras is as follows: The two great root tantras explain that the essence of all dharmas is one. The two explanatory tantras, mother and son, explain it in the manner of spreading leaves. The two branch tantras explain it like the rising of planets and stars in the ocean. The two tantras that clarify scripture and reasoning explain it in the manner of opening flowers. The four classes of instruction tantras explain it in the manner of ripening fruit. The three tantras of self-abiding intent explain it in the manner of seeing eyes. The two tantras of entering self-liberation explain it in the manner of the heart, the basis of memory. The tantra of the conduct of the wise explains it like a dog that guards the house. So it is. The reason for establishing these as eight categories is that if there are no two root tantras, it is like a tree whose roots are rotten, making it impossible for branches to grow. If there are no two explanatory tantras, mother and son, it is like having no leaves, making it impossible for flowers to bloom. If there are no two branch tantras, it is like a cripple without limbs climbing a rock, only to fall. If there are no two tantras of entering self-liberation, it is like a corpse without a heart, unable to benefit others. If there are no two tantras that clarify scripture and reasoning, it is like having no flowers, making it impossible for fruit to ripen in time. If there are no four classes of instruction tantras, it is like having no fruit, making farming meaningless. If there are no three tantras of self-abiding intent, it is like a blind person who does not know the way, unable to enter the city. If there is no tantra of the conduct of the wise, it is like having no dog to guard the house, allowing enemies and thieves to steal the property. Thus, if these eight are lacking, the conditions for a single teaching are incomplete, but if they are present, they are complete, so it is reasonable and definite to establish them as eight, and more than that is unnecessary. The names and meanings of the eight categories, beginning with the root tantra, are as follows: Root refers to the root that is planted, so it is intended to refer to the root wisdom. Explanation refers to spreading leaves, so it is intended to refer to the mixing of words and meanings. Branch refers to the entwined trunk, so it is intended to refer to the non-duality of the realm of reality and wisdom. Scripture and reasoning refer to bright flowers, so it explains