金剛般若波羅蜜經略疏 1.58

1.58

In the first passage, there are two: first, it brings up the act of giving to make a comparison, which has three [parts] and can be known; second, from "That good man or good woman..." onward, it directly makes the comparison to reveal superiority; this text has four [parts] and can be known. The text says "obtains very much merit" because it possesses both heaps of merit, and thus it is very much. The text says "Why is this?" to demand the reason why it must be complete. Question: Here, understanding is explained; why bring up practice to reveal merit? Answer: It aims to bring about practice through understanding, and having brought up practice again, it causes people to understand practice.