起信論疏筆削記 4.24

4.24

In the Commentary, from "heading" downward, second, explaining the text, which has two parts: first, explaining the heading text, which is the first sentence of the śāstra, containing two parts: here first, explaining the single word "and." Distinguishing from the preceding clarifies that the Dharma is not the Buddha, like saying "that son and the father," whereby one knows that the son and the father are not the same. Gathering together clarifies that both the Buddha and the Dharma are taken as refuge, like saying "inviting the son and the father," whereby one knows it is not merely a single person.