起信論疏筆削記 13.35

13.35

In the question, commentary: "Each has two" because both defilement and purity possess them. "Habitual perfuming" (xixun) refers to conforming and arising from within, where a later thought continues an earlier thought. "Mind-essence" applies to both defilement and purity: defiled perfuming perfumes the essence of the true mind, while pure perfuming perfumes the essence of avidyā. "Supporting perfuming" (zixun) refers to striking back from the outside, where an earlier thought induces a later thought. As the following text states, avidyā perfuming tathatā to arouse the deluded mind is habitual perfuming. The deluded mind turning back to perfume avidyā, increasing delusion and inverted views, and giving rise to transforming and manifesting [consciousnesses] and so forth, is supporting perfuming. All others follow this pattern. "Mind" is the karma-consciousness, "objects" are manifesting marks, and "various afflictions" are views, attachment, and so forth.