宗鏡錄 9.15.7

9.15.7

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?