請觀音經疏闡義鈔 1.38
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What follows "the other two are secondary" and so on means: self-cultivation is primary, as in Sinā; for the sake of others is primary, as in Candraprabha; protecting the Dharma is primary, as in the Tathāgata. When discussing primary and secondary mutually, each must include the three invocations. Future practitioners should look to this as a model. Zhi means to arrive. Qi means to address/pray. Gan means to seek. "Determined mind": determined refers to an earnest pledge; all are explained in the supporting citations below. Having explained self-invoking first, one should have cited the passage of Sinā's invocation, yet Candraprabha's is cited because the text is prominent and easy to see. When discussing primary and secondary, the three invocations mutually contain and cite each other without fixed boundaries. The bounded intention exclusively invokes Avalokiteśvara, not other holy ones.
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