淨名經集解關中疏 1.320

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"'Entering nirvāṇa without cutting off afflictions: this is quiet meditation.'" Sixth, reprimanding the fault of defilement and purity not being harmonized. [Seng]zhao said: "The seven latent tendencies and nine fetters trouble and distress sentient beings, hence they are called afflictions. The true nature of afflictions is precisely nirvāṇa. One whose power of wisdom is strong contemplates afflictions as being precisely the entry into nirvāṇa, without waiting to cut them off before entering."