大方廣圓覺修多羅了義經略疏 1.809

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'Aiding' means assisting, because they assist the correct path. The path is the cause, namely śamatha and vipaśyanā. 'Factors' means categories, because they are categories of the correct cause. They are also called 'factors of bodhi' (bodhipakṣika), where 'factors' also has the sense of causes. The thirty-seven are the four applications of mindfulness, the four right exertions, the four bases of psychic power, the five faculties, the five powers, the seven factors of awakening, and the eightfold noble path. However, they take only ten dharmas as their substance: diligence, samādhi, and prajñā have eight each; mindfulness has four; precepts has three; faith has two; and pliancy, joy, equanimity, and contemplation have one each.