無量壽經連義述文贊 2.17

2.17

On the passage "Tearing apart the net of Māra, untying all entanglements and bonds": The commentary states: This is the second, the cultivation of benefiting others. The 'net of Māra' is the teachings of the heavenly Māra. 'Entanglements and bonds' are the eight entanglements and three bonds. Some say: ten entanglements and four bonds. Although this meaning exists in the Hīnayāna school, it is not Mahāyāna. Thus, tearing apart the net of Māra causes beings to leave behind evil karma; untying entanglements and bonds causes them to sever afflictions.