大方廣佛華嚴經隨疏演義鈔 73.31

73.31

大文第九利益分。「供養功德」者，非謂供養能生功德，顯此法勝，能令供養是地功德。上生信亦然。

The ninth major section: the division on the benefits. Regarding "merit of making offerings," it does not mean that making offerings can generate merit; rather, it reveals the superiority of this Dharma, which can cause the offering to be the merit of this ground. The arousal of faith above is also like this.