起信論疏筆削記 1.11

1.11

Now, the above six characters, 'Great,' etc., when analyzed according to the six compound analyses (*ṣaṭsamāsāḥ*), form five pairs in all: First, the pair of that which rides and that which is ridden: person is that which rides, and 'Great' is that which is ridden. That which is ridden is the Great; it is the Great ridden by the rider, or the vehicle of the Great. Hence karmadhāraya, tatpuruṣa, and ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa are all applicable. Second, the pair of that which gives rise and that which is given rise to: the Mahāyāna is that which gives rise, and faith is that which is given rise to; that is, the awakening of faith of the Mahāyāna, a ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa compound. Third, the pair of that which believes and that which is believed: faith is that which believes, and the Mahāyāna is that which is believed. That which is believed is the Mahāyāna, the believing of the Mahāyāna; both karmadhāraya and ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa compounds. Fourth, the pair of that which is expressed and that which expresses: the awakening of faith in the Mahāyāna is that which is expressed, and the treatise is that which expresses. Fifth, the pair of that which explains and that which is explained: the commentary is that which explains, and the above five [characters] are that which is explained; both are ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa compounds.