[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [十不二門指要鈔](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1928) › 2.54 # 十不二門指要鈔 2.54 十不二門指要鈔 2.54 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1928.2.54) 二、法性下，明染淨用者，體既全轉、用亦敵翻，法性既作無明，全起無明之用，用既縛著名之為染；無明若為法性，全起法性之用，用既自在名之為淨。 > Second, from "Dharma-nature..." down, clarifying the function of defilement and purity: since the substance is completely turned, the function is also symmetrically overturned. Since Dharma-nature acts as ignorance, it gives rise entirely to the function of ignorance; since the function is bound by attachment, it is called defilement. If ignorance acts as Dharma-nature, it gives rise entirely to the function of Dharma-nature; since the function is unhindered, it is called purity. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1928.2.53) - [Next: 2.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1928.2.55) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1928.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1928~en-mt.2.54) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1928.2.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1928.2.54) · Pramāṇa