瑜伽師地論略纂 10.7

10.7

In the treatise's explanation of the synonyms of support: 'It is also called aid, cause, reliance, stage, guide, and dwelling.' Because it aids in accomplishing the fruit; because it can produce the fruit; because one relies upon it to attain the fruit; according to the spoken stages; because it guides arising; and because it contains and stores the fruit; they are assigned respectively to aid, cause, and so forth.