金剛經纂要刊定記 4.66

4.66

"Jñeya": a Sanskrit word, translated here as 'mother of gnosis', which is fundamental gnosis able to give rise to subsequent gnosis, hence called 'mother of gnosis'. Because although fundamental gnosis internally realizes the true principle, it has no mind that is the realizing subject; and now although subsequent gnosis externally liberates sentient beings, it has no thought of being the liberating subject; hence it says 'like jñeya'. Directing the mind like this is called the non-distorted mind; the opposite is distorted.