瑜伽師地論略纂 10.5

10.5

The treatise says: 'Because the bodhisattvas take the gotra of their own vehicle as their support, and as their establishment, they possess capability and possess great power,' and so forth. This is the first explanation of the support of gotra. Explanation: Now explaining this text, there are provisionally two accounts: First, because they rely upon gotra, they possess capability and power to attain the accomplishment of bodhi; that is, because gotra possesses capability and power, it can establish great bodhi. Second, because they take the gotra of their own vehicle as their support, they possess capability to accomplish correct and complete awakening; because the gotra of their own vehicle is that which can establish, they possess great power to realize great bodhi. These two interpretations are made for gotra; below, in explaining generating the aspiration and the factors conducive to awakening, these two accounts are also applied. Furthermore, there is another divergent account: The support of gotra is the naturally existing seed, meaning prior to the ten faiths; second, the support of generating the aspiration is from the ten faiths onward; third, the support of the factors conducive to awakening is from the ten understandings onward. It is also said: The support of gotra refers to the ten minds of faith; second, the support of generating the aspiration refers to the stage of the ten understandings; the support of the bodhipakṣa refers to the stage of the ten practices. Although this interpretation is made, it lacks firm adherence and is not grounded in authoritative texts—how can it be relied upon? Moreover, the support of gotra refers to the naturally existing seed; for the support of generating the aspiration, the initial generating of the aspiration a hundred thousand kalpas prior to the ten faiths is also admissible, or taking the initial true generating of the aspiration in principle is also admissible.