金光明經文句記 2.164

2.164

First, citing sūtras. This explains the meaning of reward as that which is induced by cultivation, speaking from the perspective of conforming cultivation matching principle. The passage from the Saddharmapuṇḍarīka Sūtra verifies the reward of the virtue of wisdom, because that sūtra states, "The light of wisdom shines immeasurably." The passage from the Nirvāṇa [Sūtra] verifies the reward of the virtue of severance, because it says "Great Parinirvāṇa."