起信論疏筆削記 13.12

13.12

From "However, this..." downward is the third subsection, concluding by attributing it to the non-concomitant mind. Because the perfuming subject is the delusion of avidyā and the perfumed object is the mind of tathatā, and both the mind and avidyā lack form and characteristics, they are subtle and concealed. Because the producing causes and conditions are subtle and concealed, they cause the operation marks of the produced manifesting consciousness to be subtle as well; hence these three kinds are all named subtle. Regarding "within this and so forth": if one mentions the subtle, it does not necessarily entail the coarse, but if one mentions the coarse, it necessarily entails its subtle [foundation]. Furthermore, this manifesting consciousness is an alternate name for the ālayavijñāna, which inherently contains the three marks.