淨名玄論 5.37

5.37

Question: Do provisional and real cognitions completely subsume [all] cognitions? Answer: They completely subsume all cognitions. The sūtras speak of one cognition, two cognitions, three cognitions, five cognitions, up to seventy-seven cognitions; all are subsumed by the two cognitions. As for "one cognition," it is the cognition of reality (yathābhūta-jñāna). Reality is the Buddha-eye; because the Buddha-eye sees all dharmas without exception, it is called provisional cognition; yet seeing nothing at all, it is called real cognition. Question: Since the cognition of reality is merely the cognition that illuminates dharmatā, it should only be real cognition; how could it be provisional cognition? Answer: This explains that the Buddha-eye knows in accordance with reality, hence it is called "of reality." Therefore it comprises both cognitions.