起信論疏筆削記 7.38

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7.38

Second, resolving doubts. The Commentary states: 'Existing by emotional grasping' means that dharmas such as form, which are grasped through parikalpita, exist within deluded emotion. 'This is then…' and so forth means that although the intrinsic virtues of the real essence of dharmas lack nothing, not a single mark can be found, and therefore it is not different from emptiness. 'Explaining that it is devoid of marks' and so forth means that having marks is the cognized object of deluded thoughts; now, since it corresponds solely to realized wisdom, we know it is devoid of marks. Therefore, the verse in the Vijñaptimātra says: 'When, regarding the cognized object, / wisdom does not apprehend anything at all, / at that time one abides in vijñaptimātra, / because one is free from the marks of the two graspings.'

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