金剛經纂要刊定記 2.215

2.215

答：「前智是始覺，中根本智。前理是本覺，中真諦境。若此始、本本通真俗，始舍本後則前狹後寬也。前為形染且言真境淨智，此為都明，故言本覺始覺也。又前約分證故云理智融，此約極證故言本始會也。」

Answer: "The former cognition is the fundamental cognition within initial enlightenment. The former principle is the sphere of ultimate truth within original enlightenment. If we take these initial and original [enlightenments], the original extends generally to both the ultimate and the worldly, while the initial renounces the original later; hence the former is narrower and the latter is broader. The former, in contrast to defilement, speaks provisionally of true objects and pure cognition; this [pair] explains them comprehensively, hence it speaks of original enlightenment and initial enlightenment. Moreover, the former is in terms of partial realization, hence it says 'principle and cognition blend'; this is in terms of ultimate realization, hence it says 'original and initial unite.'"