起信論疏筆削記 8.16

8.16

Under 'further, before', second, re-differentiating against the previous. That is, re-evaluating against the previous section to clarify non-difference. 'The root that is identical with the branches' re-explains the previous section. This then gathers the root by means of the branches; there is no root that is not the branches. Just as subsuming water by means of waves, there is no water that is not waves—what other water could be different from waves? Hence it says 'non-different'. 'Afterwards, identical with' and so forth re-differentiates the meaning of subsuming the branches into the root in this section. This then gathers the branches by means of the root; there are no branches that are not the root. Just as subsuming waves by means of water, there are no waves that are not water—what other waves could be different from water? The former is solely the branches, and the latter is solely the root; since there are no two marks, it says 'non-different'.