大乘起信論內義略探記 1.64

1.64

Question: If, according to this meaning, function arises from the real, why is it said that the evolving consciousness manifests [it]? Answer: The evolving consciousness is precisely when the evolving aspect within the ālayavijñāna first arises, and the manifesting consciousness manifests all objective realms; this consciousness is precisely the composite of the real and the deluded. If it accords with the flow of saṃsāra, then the deluded has efficacy; though the deluded has efficacy, apart from the real it cannot be established. If it reverses the flow to emerge from entanglement, the real has efficacy; though the real has efficacy, apart from the deluded it is not manifested. Therefore, its function is explained with reference to the composite consciousness of dependent origination.