起信論疏筆削記 15.63

15.63

1. Stating the point. The treatise: 'Directly enters': this is not the voidness of the annihilation of matter, because it does not abandon conditions. Thus the Vimalakīrti-nirdeśa says: 'Light and ignorance are two; the true nature of ignorance is itself light. That which is impartial and non-dual in their midst is the entrance to the non-dual Dharma gate.' The 'five aggregates' are the first of the three categories (skandhas, dhātus, āyatanas), for they subsume all conditioned dharmas. 'Yin' (shadow/cover) means covering, being able to cover the true principle so that it is not manifested. They are also called aggregates (skandha), because they amass and accumulate conditioned dharmas. The primary and derived elements together constitute eight dharmas, all of which are subsumed under the aggregate of form (rūpa). Sensation, perception, volition, and consciousness—the various minds and mental factors—are called the four aggregates, and all pertain to the mind.