金剛般若論會釋 1.66

1.66

Next, in explaining the reason why only the practice of giving is spoken of, there are two parts: first, a general identification and explanation; later, a separate, distinct explanation. That is, there is an objection saying, ‘The wondrous deeds of bodhisattvas are stated in sūtras to be eighty-four thousand; why is only giving expounded here?’ Therefore, it generally identifies: ‘Because the six pāramitās are subsumed within the intrinsic nature of all acts of dāna.’ Here the text is inverted; it should say, ‘Because the intrinsic nature of all acts of dāna subsumes the six pāramitās.’ In this sūtra, only the pāramitā of giving is spoken of, and all are already fully encompassed.