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瑜伽論記 9.32

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9.32

In the former part, the three of giving, morality, and patience are merit and not wisdom; the sixth, prajñā, is solely wisdom and not merit; vigor and meditative concentration are both merit and wisdom. In other sūtras and śāstras it is also said that the five perfections are like the blind, being supportive provisions and therefore merit, while prajñā is like the road, being the path and therefore wisdom. Furthermore, explaining the meaning in terms of the gateway of merit, all six perfections are merit; thus the Mahāyānasaṃgraha says: 'The entire path of great merit is subsumed under all ten perfections.' The treatise says: 'The first six are non-conceptual wisdom, and the latter four are post-attainment wisdom.' Furthermore, the first three are merit, and the latter three are wisdom. Ji says: In reality, the first five are merit and the sixth is wisdom; here, it is discussed in terms of pervasive urging, and thus they apply to both divisions. Furthermore, that the first three are merit is logically definite; as for the latter three being wisdom, because vigor and meditative concentration urge wisdom, they are subsumed under wisdom; since their urging of merit is latent, they are not said to apply to merit; the meaning of pervasive urging may be known from the text. It also says that cultivating loving-kindness based on meditative concentration is merit, without mentioning giving and the rest, because giving is in a distracted mind and therefore is not mentioned.

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