金光明最勝王經疏 4.6

4.6

Regarding resolving difficulties: Question: The *Madhyāntavibhāga-śāstra*, the *Mahāyānasaṃgraha*, and other texts all state that by relying on the ten stages and practicing the ten practices, one severs the ten obstacles and realizes the ten tathatās. Why are the ten tathatās not distinguished here? Answer: Because of differences between the abridged and the extensive. Question: Other sūtras and treatises state that among the ten perfections, the first six each have three [aspects], and the latter four each have two. Why do all ten pāramitās in this sūtra have five kinds? Answer: Each practice has multiple aspects; the various sacred teachings explain them by abridgement or synecdoche, and therefore they do not follow a single standard.