起信論疏筆削記 14.52

14.52

The treatise states: "If the mind arises..." onward—second, the pairing of limited seeing versus universal illumination. The commentary states: "Deluded seeing is not comprehensive..."—like a person seeing the east but not seeing the west; near and far, inner and outer, light and dark are also like this. Hence the sūtra says: "Sentient beings' penetrating vision does not exceed an inch," because they maintain a cognizing mind of seeing, and thus in regard to various objects there is that which they do not see. "True illumination is completely luminous"—because of having no seeing, there is nothing that is not seen; hence the Zhaolun states: "Prajñā has no knowing, yet there is nothing it does not know." The first bhūmi receives the name "path of true seeing" because it does not maintain a subject or object of seeing.