大方廣圓覺修多羅了義經略疏 2.527

2.527

First it presents the inferior, and then below "not as good as" it reveals the superior. For instance, encouraging one or two persons to uphold the five precepts or ten precepts, according to the various teachings, already yields immense merit. How much more so causing that many koṭis of persons to accomplish the fruits of pratyekabuddhas and arhats, endowed with the six superknowledges and eight liberations, forever transcending the three realms and the ten fetters! Yet this is still not as good as a person who briefly practices perfect enlightenment for an extremely brief time, only a single kṣaṇa—how much more so perfectly cultivating the wondrous contemplation for a long time? Que says: "How could an ox's footprint and the vast ocean be compared?" "Hearing this" and so on is the wisdom born of hearing; "according with" is the wisdom born of reflection; "cultivating" is the wisdom born of cultivation.