仁王經疏 2.50

2.50

Explanation: Second, explaining faith patience. The text has four distinct parts: 1. stating the name and correlating the stage, 2. explaining the removal of obstacles, 3. explaining the scope of gathering and converting, 4. explaining the seed that generates practice. This is the first, stating the name and correlating the stage. 'Faith patience' states the name: with uncontaminated faith one has faith in the Three Jewels and so forth, hence it is called faith patience. 'Practitioners among good, reaching, and bright' correlates the stages, as explained in the sūtra below. 'Good' means good awakening: the bodhisattva of the first bhūmi directly realizes the two empties, hence it is called good awakening. 'Reaching' means reaching through departure: namely, the second bhūmi, departing from the defilement of transgressing precepts and reaching the conventional and ultimate realms, hence it is called reaching through departure. 'Bright' means bright wisdom: namely, the third bhūmi, illuminating all dharmas through the three wisdoms, hence it is called bright wisdom. The designated persons composed of the five aggregates on these three stages are called practitioners.