金剛般若論會釋 1.17

1.17

Within "seeking the Buddha-stage", there are three parts: first, introducing; second, detailed listing and explaining; third, specifically pointing to the sūtra. The subsequent sūtra is spoken for the sake of the Buddha-stage sought by bodhisattvas of the ten stages; hence it is called "seeking above", because one seeks the Buddha-stage above. The above generally shows that the hindrances arising in the preceding stages hinder the subsequent stages; because they arise in those stages and hinder subsequent stages, they are severed according to whether they are innate or conceptual in their respective stages. The subsequent subduing is different from what arose in the preceding stages; the subsequent stages are capable of subduing what are the hindrances to the Buddha-stage, which arise within the ten stages and are called arising prior to the eighth stage. The purification of the Buddha-stage realms and so on applies to the three Buddha lands. In this way, each and every one should be understood.