起信論疏筆削記 13.5

13.5

順辨生緣者，此中雖有因義，以望真如亦是緣故。從微至著，顯於生起，故云順辨。

[On the section] "Analyzing the Conditions for Production in Forward Order": Although there is the meaning of cause here, relative to tathatā it is also a condition. Proceeding from the minute to the prominent, it reveals their arising; hence it is called "analyzing in forward order."