起信論疏筆削記 14.46

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14.46

First, within the question: The treatise states: "Previously explaining that tathatā..."—this refers to what was said in the previous gateway: from the beginningless past, it is free from the marks of speech, free from the marks of words, free from the marks of mental conditioning, ultimately equal, without alteration, indestructible, and only One Mind; hence it is named tathatā. "How..." onward presents the direct challenge against the preceding. Previously it was said to be free from marks and equal, but now differentiated virtues are spoken of; the before and after contradict each other—where does the truth lie?

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起信論疏筆削記 — Classical Chinese