金剛般若經旨贊 1.31

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經。何以故　贊曰。此下第二釋此疑難。勸勉令修。於中有二。先徵後釋。此徵也。以諸菩薩心有相故。貪於福德。疑無相施功德是無。於無相行。心不堪樂。今佛將欲斷彼疑心。堪樂修行無相行故。以彼疑情。而徵問之云。夫行施行為住福田。今令不住。何所以也。不存施相。豈有福乎。

Sūtra: “Why is this?”
Commentary: Next below, the second part resolves this doubt and difficulty to exhort and encourage them to cultivate it. In this there are two: first the inquiry, then the explanation. This is the inquiry. Because bodhisattvas have marks in their minds, they crave merit and doubt whether markless giving has any merit, feeling unable to take delight in markless practice. Now the Buddha, wishing to sever their doubtful minds so that they may take delight in cultivating markless practice, makes an inquiry based on their doubtful thoughts, saying: “Practicing giving is done to abide in fields of merit; now having them not abide, why is this? If one does not maintain marks of giving, how could there be merit?”