無量壽經連義述文贊 3.72

3.72

The sūtra says: "Like the great earth... being free from defilement." The commentary states: This latter part is the specific explanation. It has three pairs. First, the pair of what is caused and what arises. That is, the disparate mind is the defilement of improper attention that causes the two hindrances; in proper sequence, they are the hindrances of delusion and cognition that arise from attention. Next, the pair of what relies and what is relied upon. That is, afflictive hindrance and cognitive hindrance, in proper sequence, are what relies and what is relied upon. Finally, the pair of non-attachment and non-defilement. That is, attachment to the three realms of existence is also the hindrance of what is known; defilement is exclusively delusion.