仁王護國般若波羅蜜多經疏 2.162

2.162

The commentary explains: As for 'the stage of suppressing kṣānti', suppressing kṣānti ranks first among the five kṣāntis; and of the three [lineages] within suppressing kṣānti, it is the very first entry into an asaṃkhyeya [kalpa]; hence it is called 'initial'. 'Suppressing' means to bend and suppress; the meaning of 'kṣānti' is as before. 'Stage' means the ranking in stages; this is the lower [grade of] kṣānti. As for 'generating the acquired lineage': 'generating' means bringing into being, transcending the preceding ten goods and entering the stage of kṣānti. 'Acquired' means practicing. As for 'lineage' (gotra): it accords with principle and is compatible [with it], serving as an excellent cause for what comes after, and so it obtains the name 'seed' (bīja). Current seeds undergo perfuming, and practice develops into a nature (prakṛti/gotra). As for 'practicing the practices of the ten abodes': this sūtra marks them briefly without listing their names. As the 'Chapter on the Ten Abodes' in the Avataṃsaka Sūtra states: 'Namely, the abode of the initial generation of the thought [of awakening], the abode of preparing the ground, the abode of practice, the abode of noble birth, the abode of endowed skillful means, the abode of the upright mind, the abode of non-retrogression, the abode of the innocent child, the abode of the prince, and the abode of coronation.' The distinctive characteristics of the practices of the abodes will be fully explained below. Next is the second [section], which correctly elucidates the cultivation of practice. In this there are four parts; first is the first, explaining the marks of generating the thought [of awakening].