起信論疏筆削記 4.31

4.31

"The lower line…" introduces the second part, explaining the greatness of attributes. That is, the single line "storehouse of immeasurable merits" explains the single word "attributes" (相) in the designation above. "Dharmakāya" is spoken in terms of the fruit; "tathāgatagarbha" is based on the cause. Because their essence is non-dual, both are mentioned together. "Storehouse" (藏) refers to containing and embracing; "body" (身, kāya) is named for accumulation. What is embraced and what is accumulated are both intrinsic merits of the nature. As the text below states: "Second is the greatness of attributes, meaning that the tathāgatagarbha is replete with immeasurable intrinsic merits of the nature." That is, its self-essence has the meaning of great wisdom and luminosity, the meaning of illuminating the entire dharmadhātu, the meaning of true knowing, and so on, down to: "the meaning of lacking nothing; therefore it is called the tathāgatagarbha, and is also called the tathāgata's dharmakāya."