瑜伽論記 8.285

8.285

Answer: It arises from meritorious wholesome seeds; it is not that there are no taintless seeds, but because there is no taintless wisdom of expedient means. Therefore the treatise says: 'They accomplish it solely with the wholesome roots of humans and devas', and so on. Furthermore, regarding 'This gotra is already said to be named support...', and so on: it means it is also named the gotra auxiliary, aspiration auxiliary, preparatory praxis auxiliary, up to gotra dwelling, aspiration dwelling, and preparatory praxis dwelling. (Tai says:) In accordance with the Commentary there are two explanations: One explains that the six names such as 'auxiliary' are all alternative names for 'support', with no distinct meaning. One explains that the meanings are also distinct: capable of supporting the fruit, it is called 'support'; causing the fruit to continue to abide, it is called 'auxiliary'; capable of generating the fruit, it is called 'cause'; serving as a reliance for the fruit, it is called 'reliance'; because the fruit follows its upholding, it is called 'step'; because it goes before the fruit, it is called 'guide'; because it is where the fruit resides, it is called 'dwelling'.