【A summary of the meaning of the previous five parts 】- What is the fundamental of achieving buddhahood?

【Therefore, these topics concerning reliance on the teacher are clearly the foundation of our deepest aspiration, which is more important than anything else. 】

This is more important than the later teachings, for this is the fundamental. Once you have the foundation, then the upper levels can be established slowly. On the contrary, without your foundation, you rush to build the third floor then it will collapse. What good is that? So here, Lama Tsongkha-pa specifically tells us,

 【Consequently, I have taken citations from uncorrupted scriptures and their commentaries, which are easy to understand as well as inspiring, and I have given a general overview that is adorned with the sayings of excellent persons who are engaged in the meaning of the scriptures. Understand this in detail from other sources. 】

Therefore, now Lama Tsong-kha-pa says that he sees this as the root of our ultimate happiness. Now we need to obtain the true benefit, and the ultimate one is to achieve Buddhahood! Become a Buddha! In order to have this achievement, what is the root cause? That is right here – rely on a virtuous teacher. Thus, he specifically quotes from the sutras, commentaries, and words of great teachers. And what are those scriptures? “Uncorrupted scriptures.”

SOURCE 来源 :

22A 23’44” Vol 3 of Master Jih-Chang’s Discourse P191 LL4
English Lamrim Vol 1 P92

日常师父法语📡22A 23’44”手抄稿第3册P191 LL4

摄彼等义 : 成佛的根本在哪里？

【故此依止知识法类，较余一切极为重要。]

比下面的都重要，这是基础嘛！你有了基础的话，上面慢慢地没关系；反过来，你没有基础，急急忙忙造到三楼，垮下来了，有什么用？所以他这个地方，大师特别告诉我们说，

【见是究竟欲乐根本，故特引诸无垢经论，并以易解，能动心意，符合经义，诸善士语，而为庄严，将粗次第，略为建设。广如余处，应当了知。】

所以现在大师说，他看见了这个是我们究竟欲乐的根本，我们现在要得到的真正的好处，应该是究竟的，这个就是成佛！成佛！这个要想得到成佛，这根本在那里？就在这个地方，依止善知识。所以他特别引经、论、袓师的语录，而这个经论是什么？[无垢]。