樂邦文類 1.153

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Tiantai's Commentary on the Contemplation Sūtra says: "The first karma is shared with commoners; the second is shared with the two vehicles; the third is the uncommon Dharma of the Mahāyāna. The first is to revere superiors and care for inferiors, which is compassionate action. Cultivating the ten wholesome karmas is its practice of cessation: the body abandons the three evils, the mouth avoids the four faults, and the mind cuts off the three unwholesome states. The second is the precepts for householders, which are also the ten precepts. Being 'complete in all the precepts' means that both monastics and laity fully receive the subtle details. 'Not violating deportments' means that none of the three thousand deportments are lacking. The third, 'generating bodhicitta,' is the vow; giving rise to the intention to incline toward it is called 'generating the mind.' The fruit of buddhahood is perfect and unobstructed, and is spoken of as bodhi. 'Reading and reciting the Mahāyāna' clarifies cultivating understanding. Practice is able to transport and carry through, hence it is spoken of as a 'vehicle.'" The Miaozong says: "Among these three kinds of karma, those who attain the former do not necessarily attain the latter, but those who attain the latter must attain the former."