釋氏要覽 1.40

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The *Sūtra on the Ten Abodes and Severing Fetters* says: "He is titled a guide because he causes the classes of sentient beings to be shown the correct path." The *Kuśalamūlasaṃparigraha-sūtra* says: "Because he can explain to people the path free from birth and death, he is named a guide." The *Sūtra on the Buddha's Requital of Kindness* says: "A great guide is one who shows the path of nirvāṇa with the correct road, enabling them to attain unconditioned, eternal bliss." The *Mahādīpadhāraṇī-sūtra* says: "Because he can avoid regressing from the bodhi path and never sever the bodhi path, he is named a guide." The *Sūtra of the Inquiries of the Deva Merchant-Chief* says: "'What is called a guide?' Mañjuśrī answered: 'Having abided on this path, being able to bring sentient beings to maturity; therefore he is named a guide.'"