大乘起信論別記 1.28

1.28

From "arising and ceasing" onward is the second part, explaining the gate of arising and ceasing, which contains two parts: first, directly elaborating in full; second, from "furthermore, there are four kinds of perfuming" onward, reiterating it through words. The first contains three parts: first, elaborating on the earlier thesis section's "this mind's arising and ceasing"; second, from "furthermore, causes and conditions of arising and ceasing" onward, elaborating on the causes and conditions of arising and ceasing above; third, from "furthermore, the characteristics of arising and ceasing" onward, elaborating on the characteristics of arising and ceasing above. In the first, there are two parts: first, explaining generally with respect to essence; second, analyzing specifically based on meaning.