起信論疏筆削記 14.5

14.5

論答中，二：初、標所疑也。本一者，凡聖一體，平等無二也。《淨名》云：一切眾生皆如也，眾聖賢亦如也，至於彌勒亦如也。此一句標所疑之通，下則釋所執之別。

In the Śāstra's answer, there are two parts: first, he marks out the basis of the doubt. "Originally one": ordinary beings and noble ones are of one essence, equal and non-dual. The *Vimalakīrtinirdeśa* says: "All sentient beings are suchness (tathatā); all assemblies of sages and worthies are likewise suchness; even unto Maitreya, he is likewise suchness." This single sentence marks out what is common to the basis of the doubt; below, he explains the specifics of what was clung to.