大般涅槃經集解 8.52

8.52

Sengzong states: This is still clarifying the second stage, manifesting the culmination of good karma in seeing the nature. Baoliang states: These two questions, the tenth and eleventh, expand upon the cause, and are answered below in the 'Chapter on the Tathāgata Nature.' Performing good practices is the contributory cause. The reason the direct cause was clarified in the preceding answer was to illuminate the practitioner's method of establishing the mind. If one clearly recognizes the nature of cause and fruition, one's practice will accomplish the Middle Way. If practice of the Middle Way is accomplished, the myriad goods are established. Thus, answering with the direct cause, the Middle Way practice is itself the contributory cause. Zhixiu states: The twelfth question asks which stage of Great Being can illuminate the principle of the future fruition-nature.