仁王經疏 2.167

2.167

Explanation: Second, explaining the practice of self-benefit. The text is divided into three: the first two lines explain the practice of self-benefit; the next line reveals the practice of benefiting others; the final line jointly concludes the two benefits. This is the first. As for 'the mind of faith', according to the *Mahāyānasūtrālaṃkāra* this corresponds to the superior grade; thus its seventh [chapter] says: 'Practicing through the end of an asaṃkhyeya, / one nurtures faith to make it increase; / all wholesome qualities assemble following faith, / and are complete like an ocean that is full.' The commentary says: 'If bodhisattvas practice their conduct until the end of one asaṃkhyeya kalpa, at that time they nurture faith so that it reaches the superior grade.' If measured against that text, it corresponds to the ten dedications. Now this sūtra text repeatedly praises the seventh [abode], non-regression, among the ten abodes.