大乘起信論裂網疏 4.57

4.57

"Ordinary people" refers to the external ordinary beings of the three vehicles. "The two vehicles" refers to those in training and beyond training. "Bodhisattvas of initial practice" refers to internal ordinary beings. The two vehicles do not know of the seventh consciousness and rely solely on the sixth to cultivate contemplation of the emptiness of persons; this is called perfuming relying on the manovijñāna. Bodhisattvas already know of the seventh consciousness, and although they cultivate contemplation of the emptiness of dharmas relying on the sixth, which is called perfuming relying on the manas and manovijñāna, their seventh consciousness has not yet transformed to be attuned to the wisdom of equality, and their sixth consciousness has not yet transformed to be attuned to the untainted, wondrously observing wisdom of the emptiness of dharmas. Although they have attained the wondrously observing wisdom of the emptiness of persons, it is not yet the fundamental non-conceptual wisdom of the Mahāyāna, because they have not yet realized the essence of tathatā revealed by the emptiness of dharmas. Having not yet realized the essence, how could they give rise to the subsequent non-conceptual wisdom and accomplish the sovereign karmic function of tathatā?