金剛般若經贊述 1.95

1.95

As for the passage below from 'I adorn the Buddha-field' onwards, in terms of abodes (ādhāra), there are six: first, the abode of reception; second, the abode of pāramitā purification, and so on. Among them, the first two abodes are the first two among the eighteen. The third, the abode of desire, comprises two among the eighteen, namely, desiring to obtain the rūpakāya and the dharmakāya. The fourth, the abode of liberation from obstacles, comprises the remaining twelve abodes. The fifth, the abode of the pure mind, is the seventeenth, the path of realization. The sixth, the ultimate abode, is the eighteenth, seeking the supreme Buddha stage. Although in total there are eight abodes, the latter two are not separate from the former six; thus, because they apply to all abodes, they are spoken of as having only six kinds of abodes. That is, for example, within the first two abodes, there are the two kinds of abodes, vast and profound, as the treatise explains in detail, and the rest should be understood by analogy. Among the six abodes, the first four belong to the stage of practicing with faith; within them, the first two are the level of provisioning, and the next two are the level of application.