起信論疏筆削記 11.34

11.34

一、喻。疏　染淨等者，染即不覺三細六麁，淨則覺義二相四鏡。以者，用也。緣真如是總相門，故能通與二法為性。又真如無相，故以此二法為相。斯則二相同依一性，一性同生二相，由是同字、性相俱用。喻染淨者，器有精麁故。餘文可知。

First, the simile. Commentary: 'Defilement and purity...' Defilement is the three subtle and six coarse marks of non-enlightenment; purity is the two marks and four mirrors of the meaning of enlightenment. 'To take' means to use. Because tathatā is the gate of universal characteristics, it can generally serve as the nature for both dharmas. Furthermore, tathatā is without characteristics, so it takes these two dharmas as its characteristics. Thus, the two characteristics equally rely on the one nature, and the one nature equally generates the two characteristics; therefore, the word 'same' applies to both nature and characteristics. In comparing to defilement and purity: because vessels are fine and coarse. The rest of the text is clear.