起信論疏筆削記 7.10

7.10

[Treatise:] "What is called..." [Commentary:] Third, explaining and completing [the definition]. Explaining the essence of the dharma: the treatise says "the nature of the mind," and "nature" means essence. By counter-implication, this shows that the marks of the mind do not preclude arising and ceasing, which pertains to the latter gate. "Following delusion, it does not arise": following the delusion of the nine marks of fundamental ignorance, though delusion arises, the nature of the mind does not arise. "Relative to remedies, it does not cease": relative to the counter-flow through the four stages of actualized enlightenment remedying defilement, though delusion ceases, the nature of the mind does not cease. This reveals the non-arising and non-ceasing of the nature of the mind relative to the arising of delusion and the ceasing of delusion. "Produced through cultivation, it does not arise": through cultivation, the great light of wisdom and so forth are manifested and arise, and merits such as the ten powers arise, yet the nature of the mind does not arise. "Dwelling in defilement, it does not cease": dwelling amid the defilements of arising and ceasing, merits such as the ten powers cease, yet the nature of the mind does not cease. This reveals the non-arising and non-ceasing of the nature of the mind relative to pure arising and pure ceasing. "In the world, it is not broken": this clarifies that when tathatā transmigrates in the world, the world undergoes destruction, but tathatā is not broken; "not broken" means unchanging. Therefore the commentary below says: "Dwelling in defilement, it is not broken." "Transcending the world, it is not exhausted": this means that through cultivation, tathatā transcends the world and becomes manifest; the world is exhausted, but tathatā is not exhausted. Therefore the commentary below says: "The path of remedies does not perish."