大乘起信論義疏 2.21

2.21

As for 'those who have already corresponded', this refers to bodhisattvas of the supramundane dharmakāya from the first stage onward, who are caused to abandon the false mind, eradicate ignorance, and realize tathatā, corresponding with the dharmakāya of the Buddha Tathāgata without discrimination, purely relying on the dharmakāya to cultivate spontaneously and advance toward the ocean of the Buddha's wisdom. 'Furthermore, defiled phenomena': below is the second, explaining exhaustion and non-exhaustion, which contains two parts: first, establishing the correct principle; second, from 'What does this mean?' onward, explaining the reason. 'Furthermore, defiled phenomena' introduces the phenomena. From beginningless time, perfuming continues without interruption, and only after one attains Buddhahood are they completely extinguished. Pure phenomena constantly exist from beginning to end, without exhaustion or extinction. From 'This meaning' onward explains the reason. Because tathatā constantly perfumes, the false mind and false objects are extinguished, principle is converted into practice, and the dharmakāya becomes manifest. 'Arising of functional perfuming' refers to responsive function. Above, the mutual perfuming of the true and false was explained; here, the exhaustion and non-exhaustion of the true and false is explained, without analytical categorization.