大般若波羅蜜多經般若理趣分述讚 3.223

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The commentary says: From here on is the second part, generally praising the supreme virtues of the one-scroll sūtra. Herein there are two: first, briefly praising them specifically; next, summarizing in concluding praise. This is the first. Herein there are ten virtues: first, attaining knowledge of past lives for many kalpas; second, constantly being energetic and cultivating good in one's rebirths; third, māras and the like not detaining one; fourth, the devas constantly guarding and protecting one; fifth, never dying an untimely death; sixth, having no unjust decline or distress—'decline' means calamity arising to ruin the family and destroy the body, 'distress' means contracting illness, and there will never be such things; seventh, being constantly protected in thought by buddhas and bodhisattvas; eighth, causing evil to be eliminated and good to arise; ninth, being reborn in Buddha lands according to one's vows; tenth, from today onwards until awakening, not falling into the three unfortunate destinies. The words 'unfortunate destinies' generally subsume the three unwholesome destinies among humans into which one will also not fall, namely: those without sex organs, the double-sexed, and women.