起信論疏筆削記 8.6

8.6

In the second part, distinguishing the marks, the Commentary has two: first, explaining the meaning of harmonization, in three parts; now first, briefly pointing it out. 'It does not mean…' and so forth conveys the meaning that the arising and ceasing generated by tathatā harmonizes back with the tathatā of arising and ceasing; it does not mean that there is a separate section of arising and ceasing that comes from outside to harmonize with tathatā. 'The mind of arising and ceasing' refers to the real that is entirely deluded; 'the arising and ceasing of the mind' refers to the deluded that is entirely real. This is the root and branches mutually subsuming each other; it does not mean concluding with the six compound analyses. 'Without two marks': the mind is the essence, and arising and ceasing is the mark; whether considered forward or backward, they are both one, and therefore there are not two.