起信論疏筆削記 6.47

6.47

答中，初句標定其門。不壞下，正明行相。謂染淨之相全攬理成，理非可壞，全理之相亦不可壞。以不壞故，攝生滅盡，成今相攝義。以泯下，為即理故，令染淨相亡泯不存。以不存故，唯真體在，故成前文，唯示體也。生滅下，標定其門。不壞下，明理在事中，以全理而成事，故事起而理不壞，成今相攝義。斯則事為能攝，理為所攝。以成下，明事理俱存，成前具示義。成事故示相用二大，體不失故示於體大。

In the answer, the first sentence demarcates the gate. [On] "Not destroying..." below, he directly clarifies the cognitive activity. This means that the marks of defilement and purity are entirely formed by taking up the principle; since the principle cannot be destroyed, the marks that are entirely the principle also cannot be destroyed. Because they are not destroyed, they subsume arising and ceasing exhaustively, establishing the present meaning of mutual subsumption. [On] "Because of extinguishing..." below: because they are identical to principle, it causes the marks of defilement and purity to be extinguished and not persist. Because they do not persist, only the true essence remains; therefore, this establishes the preceding text, which only demonstrates the essence. [On] "Arising and ceasing..." below, it demarcates the gate. [On] "Not destroying..." below, it clarifies that principle resides within phenomena; because phenomena are formed entirely of principle, phenomena arise while principle is not destroyed, establishing the present meaning of mutual subsumption. Here, then, phenomena are that which subsumes, and principle is that which is subsumed. [On] "Because of establishing..." below, it clarifies that phenomena and principle both persist, establishing the preceding meaning of complete demonstration. Because phenomena are established, it demonstrates the two greatnesses of attributes and function; because essence is not lost, it demonstrates the greatness of essence.