妙法蓮華經玄贊 2.25

2.25

Second, the skillful means of integrating spiritual friends, because relying upon spiritual friends they perform what ought to be done. This subsumes three clauses. 'Relying upon spiritual friends' is 'offering to immeasurable hundreds of thousands of buddhas.' 'Performing what ought to be done' is 'planting roots of many virtues before the buddhas,' virtues' roots being wholesome roots, which are what ought to be done; therefore they are 'constantly praised by the buddhas.'