淨名經集解關中疏 2.52

2.52

"Recall the merits cultivated, and be mindful of pure livelihood." This is the third, consoling with reference to seeking the great fruit; the text is in three parts. First, relying on merit to seek the great fruit, without improperly surviving by wrong livelihood. [Seng]zhao says: "Fearing that novice bodhisattvas might be disturbed by illness, he therefore encourages them to recall their cultivated merit to gladden their minds." [Dao]sheng says: "If one has merit, wherever one is born will surely be superior; what is there to fear?"