大乘起信論裂網疏 3.96

3.96

"The mind is non-enlightened, constantly without differentiation": "mind" refers to the seeing division of the eighth primary mind; "non-enlightened" refers to the seeds of the defiled mind, which are precisely the objective division cognized by the eighth consciousness. Since both the objective and seeing divisions arise based on the self-verifying division, it is said that they are "without differentiation." "The marks of knowing are not identical" means that the active seeing division of the eighth consciousness is that which cognizes, and thus possesses knowing; the seeds of the defiled mind do not arise into actual activity and are unable to cognize, and thus are without knowing. "The marks of the objective referent are not identical" means that the seeing division of the eighth consciousness takes the three kinds of intrinsic realms as its cognitive object, whereas the seeds of the defiled mind have no objective realm that is cognized. The second section, specifically demonstrating the stages, is concluded.