仁王般若經疏 2.88

2.88

From "Good son! These fourteen gateways of Dharma" onward is the fifth major section, taking up what was spoken above to conclude with an exhortation to practice and study. Within this there are three [parts]: first, explaining that the three times cultivate it alike, showing the essential excellence of the practice; second, from "if there is a person who hears" onward, praising its benefit to exhort to cultivation; third, from "at that time, among the assemblies, there were one billion" onward, explaining the benefits gained from hearing the teaching. Within the first, showing the essential excellence of the practice, the text has three [points]: first, directly explaining that the three times cultivate alike and speak alike; second, from "if any buddha or bodhisattva does not through" onward, explaining the reason for the above shared cultivation and shared exposition; third, from "why is this?" onward, reiterating and explaining the intent of the above shared cultivation, because there is no other path. From "if there is a person who hears" onward is the second part, praising its benefit to exhort to cultivation. Within this there are two: first, listing once more the names of the fourteen patiences; second, from "this person will surpass" onward, praising the function of the sūtra. First, listing the names of the fourteen patiences: 1. the patience of faith, referring to the lineage of practice; 2. the patience of cessation, referring to the nature-lineage; 3. the patience of steadfastness, referring to the path-lineage; 4. the patience of excellent awakening, referring to the first bhūmi; 5. the patience of departing from and penetrating, referring to the second bhūmi; 6. the patience of bright wisdom, referring to the third bhūmi; 7. the patience of flaming wisdom, referring to the fourth bhūmi; 8. the patience of superior wisdom, referring to the fifth bhūmi; 9. the patience of manifest phenomena, referring to the sixth bhūmi; 10. the patience of distant penetration, referring to the seventh bhūmi; 11. the patience of equal awakening, referring to the eighth bhūmi; 12. the patience of wisdom-light, referring to the ninth bhūmi; 13. the patience of consecration, referring to the tenth bhūmi; 14. the patience of perfect awakening, referring to the myriad virtues of the Tathāgata on the buddha-stage.