起信論疏筆削記 5.19

5.19

Commentary: From "Because that" down, the second part specifically explains the present meaning, which has two parts: first, explaining the fundamental of the Tathāgata in terms of the teaching Dharma. Because the two aspects are the fundamental of all dharmas, and furthermore the One Mind is the fundamental of the two aspects, that text formally clarifies this meaning. Although the Dharma gates spoken by the Buddha are measureless, their fundamental does not go beyond this. This is Bodhisattva Aśvaghoṣa explaining the profound and fundamental meaning among the Dharma gates spoken by the transformation body, the Tathāgata Śākyamuni.