仁王護國般若經疏 4.36

4.36

From "teaching and transforming sentient beings" downward, the fourth clarifies benefiting others. The upper line clarifies the practice of transforming others, teaching and transforming sentient beings to keep them constantly awakened so that they definitely do not regress; the lower line concludes by praising the initial mind. The Mahāparinirvāṇa Sūtra says: "The initial aspiration and the ultimate [awakening] are not two or different; between these two minds, the prior mind is the difficult one." The Prajñā Sūtra says: "To be able to generate a single thought of pure faith plants wholesome roots with immeasurable buddhas." The Lotus Sūtra says: "Practicing the five pāramitās for immeasurable kalpas is not as good as giving rise to faith upon hearing of the Buddha's lifespan"; these are all this meaning.