宗鏡錄 9.15.7

9.15.7

同繼斯種。 所以如來藏經中。 校量功德。 受持此經。 供養過去恒河沙現在諸佛。 造恒河沙七寶臺。 高十由旬。 日日如是。 乃至五十恒河沙七寶臺。 供養恒河沙如來。 不如有人喜樂菩提。 受持此經。 乃至算數譬喻所不能及。 釋曰。 七寶是限量之財。 供養乃有為之福。 若持此經者。 則一乘常住之寶。 真如無盡之福。 如法界比微塵。 豈可校量乎。

So that they jointly inherit this seed. Therefore, in the Tathāgatagarbha Sūtra, when evaluating merit: ‘To uphold this sūtra is [greater than] making offerings to present Buddhas numerous as the sands of the Ganges in the past, building seven-jewel towers high as ten yojanas, numerous as the sands of the Ganges, doing so day after day, up to fifty Ganges-sands of seven-jewel towers offered to Ganges-sands of Tathāgatas; it does not equal a person taking joy in bodhi and upholding this sūtra, even beyond what calculation and metaphor can reach.’ Commentary: The seven jewels are limited wealth, and making offerings is conditioned merit. If one upholds this sūtra, it is the treasure of the ever-abiding One Vehicle and the inexhaustible merit of tathatā. Like comparing the dharmadhātu to a fine dust mote, how could it ever be measured?