金剛經纂要刊定記 5.97

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5.97

"Renouncing the body..." means: it was feared that upon hearing that the gift of treasures does not equal upholding [the sūtra], people would say that because treasures are wealth external to the body, they are inferior to the merit of the sūtra, but if one gives one's body and life, it must surely surpass upholding [the sūtra]. To shatter this view, there is this passage. If [renouncing bodies equal to] sands [of the Ganges] is still inferior, how much more so a single body?

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金剛經纂要刊定記 — Classical Chinese