起信論疏筆削記 2.33

2.33

Now, what is expressed by the five teachings above does not exceed nature and marks. Assessing and differentiating nature and marks in relation to each other yields six propositions: First, only marks and not nature: this is the Hīnayāna teaching, which only expounds the marks of dharmas and does not speak of the nature. Second, only nature and not marks: this is the sudden teaching, which solely discerns the true nature, destroying marks and extinguishing the mind. Third, more marks and less nature: this is the differentiated teaching, which expounds marks of dharmas extensively and nature sparsely. Fourth, more nature and fewer marks: this is the final teaching, which expounds the dharma-nature extensively and marks of dharmas sparsely; even when it expounds marks of dharmas, they are not separate from nature. Fifth, neither marks nor nature: this is the initial teaching, which only expounds that all dharmas are empty and has not yet revealed the nature of tathatā. Sixth, fully marks and fully nature: this is the round teaching; that is, expounding that the entire essence of the one true dharmadhātu arises to form defiled and pure dharmas—this is fully marks; when defilement and purity arise, the essence of the nature is not concealed, being entirely tathatā—this is fully nature.