釋摩訶衍論 4.11

4.11

論曰：根本無明能覆一切總持慧明礙令不生，譬如暗中莊嚴具，雖有勝妙相，而為闇障故，彼殊勝事不得出現，是故名為暗之無明。圓滿契經中作如是說：一切眾生具足三智，由顛倒故不知不覺故。俱是無明者，字義差別其相云何？頌曰：

The treatise says: Fundamental avidyā can conceal all the light of dhāraṇī-wisdom, obstructing it so that it does not arise. For example, ornaments in the dark, though having supreme and wonderful characteristics, are obstructed by darkness, so those excellent qualities cannot appear. Therefore it is named dark avidyā. In the *Yuanman jing* (Complete Sūtra), it is spoken thus: "All sentient beings are fully endowed with the three wisdoms, yet because of perversion, they neither know nor are awakened to it." As for both-are avidyā, what are its characteristics in terms of the differences in literal meaning? The verse says: