阿彌陀經疏 1.17

1.17

In the sixth passage there are two virtues. As the treatise says, regarding the fulfillment of the virtue of adorning space, the verse states: / 'Immeasurable gems are interwoven, / Forming nets across empty space; / Various bells ring out sound, / Proclaiming the subtle sounds of Dharma.' / Second is the virtue of adorning nature. As the treatise says, regarding the fulfillment of the virtue of adorning nature, the verse states: / 'The correct path and great compassion / Give birth to the roots of goodness.' / Now, speaking of the mind that naturally engenders mindfulness of the Three Jewels, this is precisely the nature-mind; for relying on seeds of supramundane good roots, it arises naturally without awaiting deliberate effort. Mindfully recollecting the Three Jewels abandons the heterodox and returns to the correct, binding the myriad practices of the path; hence it is called the 'correct path'. Mindfully recollecting the supremely wondrous virtues of these Three Jewels and dedicating them to all beings is called 'great compassion'.