金剛經纂要刊定記 5.128

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5.128

"Lacking such merit and virtue": This means that in the causal stage there is no efficacy in shattering delusions, and in the fruition stage there is no virtue of the Dharma body. Hence "this blessing" refers to upholding, reading, and reciting. Although every preceding heading demonstrated the superiority of the sūtra, the fundamental basis of that superiority does not exceed this heading—namely, being able to accomplish the pure Dharma body. For this reason it is called superior; how could giving external and internal wealth ever compare?

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金剛經纂要刊定記 — Classical Chinese