瑜伽師地論略纂 8.5

8.5

Next below, where the treatise says, "[one] then has competence, then has capacity": Some say: "competence" refers to the nature-gotra (prakṛtistha-gotra); "capacity" refers to the acquired gotra (samudānīta-gotra). Now, on reflection, this is not correct. Why so? The nature-gotra exists inherently, so why bother speaking of encountering conditions? Hence it is not correct. The present meaning is: "competence" refers to the possession of gotra and the acquired gotra; "capacity" is the path-gotra. "Able to obtain" refers to obtaining [nirvāṇa] with remainder. "Able to realize" refers to nirvāṇa without remainder. Being able to produce manifest activity, it is called a seed. The Sanskrit text says *dhātu*; here this is translated as "realm" (界), which has the meaning of "cause." The Sanskrit says *gotra*; here this is translated as "lineage" (姓), which has the meaning of "essential nature." Depending on the sense, they are distinct. This explains "seed" and clarifies the doctrines of the three masters, as recounted earlier.