起信論疏筆削記 13.24

13.24

若心下，合別喻，一一以喻對之可見。斯則麁染滅時細染不滅，故八地菩薩未得成佛。無明盡時細染方盡，故得從此已上修證佛果，理極昭著。論　眾生者，即依業、轉二相之眾生也。斯則八地已上皆依業轉得名眾生，今心體既滅，眾生無依，故斷絕也。又業轉二相即是眾生，如前云：眾生依心、意、意識轉故。

From "If the mind..." downward matches the specific simile; matching them one by one to the simile makes it clear. Thus, when coarse defilements cease, subtle defilements do not cease; hence bodhisattvas of the eighth stage have not yet attained buddhahood. Only when avidyā is exhausted do subtle defilements become exhausted; hence from this point upward one cultivates and realizes the fruit of buddhahood, the principle being extremely clear.

Treatise: "Sentient beings" refers to sentient beings who depend upon the two marks of karmic activity and transforming. Thus, from the eighth stage upward, all are called sentient beings based on karmic activity and transforming; now, if the essence of mind were to cease, sentient beings would have no support, and hence they would be severed. Furthermore, the two marks of karmic activity and transforming are themselves sentient beings, as stated earlier: "Because sentient beings evolve depending on mind, intent, and consciousness."