仁王護國般若波羅蜜多經疏 3.308

3.308

Explanation: 'Initial signless cognition' refers to the true path of seeing, where nirvikalpa-jñāna realizes the principle of the two emptinesses; because this is at the very beginning, it is called the initial cognition. Although the path of seeing with characteristics is initial in terms of cultivation, this precedes that, hence it is called initial. 'Illuminates the paramārtha-satya' means realizing the thusness of dharmatā, the true paramārtha revealed by the two emptinesses. 'A single characteristic, equal' means that thusness and cognition are non-dual, which is a single characteristic, equal. 'Neither characteristic nor uncharacterized' means devoid of the characteristics of grasper and grasped, which is neither characteristic nor uncharacterized. Next, the third [part] clarifies the hindrances severed.