金剛般若經依天親菩薩論贊略釋秦本義記卷上 1.71

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[Sūtra:] "Subhūti, what do you think? If a person filled a trichiliocosm with the seven treasures to use for giving, would the merit obtained by this person be much?" The second demonstrates superiority through comparison. The text has two distinct parts: first adducing the inferior, and then discerning the superior. The first part again has four: 1. question, 2. answer, 3. inquiry, 4. explanation. This is the first, the question. Why is there a comparison after resolving the doubt? One should know that when doubts arise, there is delusion about the principle; when doubts are severed, merit increases. Since the increase of merit lies in what expresses it, it illustrates that the merit of giving is non-merit. But now questioning Subhūti in reverse: because the treasures are abundant, the merit is superior; hence he says, "very much."