觀無量壽佛經義疏 2.53

2.53

"'Third, generating the bodhicitta, deeply believing in cause and effect, reading and reciting the Mahāyāna, and encouraging practitioners.'" Therein are four phrases. The first is generating the great aspiration. Bodhi translates as "the Path", meaning the aspiration for the supreme Path. The second is giving rise to the great mind: wholesome and unwholesome causes and effects are all one's own mind; understanding them with awe and caution, it is therefore said to "deeply believe". The third is giving rise to great understanding: the teachings elucidate the fundamental wisdom, which arises through recitation. The fourth is cultivating the great practice: encouraging and guiding practice, not allowing regression. The upper three are one's own practice, and the latter one is transforming others. Third, concluding proclamation.