金剛經纂要刊定記 4.112

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4.112

"Following the traces to sever doubts" means following the traces of the previous words to sever those doubtful states of mind. Although the sūtra does not explicitly state words of doubt, they are implicit within the text; hence it only speaks of severing and not of arising. Maitreya's verses also agree with this, as his verse states: 'In subduing those matters, / one distances oneself from the mind that grasps at marks, / severs various doubts, / and also prevents the arising of conceptual thoughts.'

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金剛經纂要刊定記 — Classical Chinese