大乘起信論義記 2.192

2.192

問：前隨染中智淨與此法出離何別？又前業用與此緣熏何別？答：前約隨染故，還淨說為智，即明彼智用俱就始覺說；此約自性故，離障顯法體，即明此法用俱就法體說，是故前云智、此云法，前云業、此云緣也。然法智雖殊，體無差別，以始覺即本覺故；但今就義開說，故有境智不同也。

Question: What is the difference between the cognitive purity in the previous section on conforming to defilement and this mirror of dharma-emergence-and-freedom? Furthermore, what is the difference between the previous karmic functioning and this conditioning-perfuming? Answer: Because the former was discussed in terms of conforming to defilement, the return to purity was spoken of as cognition; that is, both that cognition and its functioning were explained with respect to incipient enlightenment. Here, because it is discussed in terms of intrinsic nature, the essence of the dharma is revealed through freedom from obstacles; that is, both this dharma and its functioning are explained with respect to the essence of the dharma. Therefore the former was called “cognition” and this is called “dharma”; the former was called “karmic” and this is called “conditioning.” However, although dharma and cognition differ, their essence has no distinction, because incipient enlightenment is none other than innate enlightenment; it is only that they are analyzed and explained here in terms of meaning, and hence there is the distinction between cognitive object and cognition.