[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) › 2.58 # 十不二門指要鈔 2.58 十不二門指要鈔 2.58 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1928.2.58) 答：「此文既辨二用，有則於義更明。何者？夫與者，借與、賜與也，亦助也。法性無明既互翻轉成於兩用，互有借力助成之義，而劣者借力助於彊者，若法性內熏無力、無明染用彊者，則法性與無明力造諸染法。若無明執情無力、法性內熏有力，則無明與法性力起諸淨應。以由無明雖有成事之用，以體空故自不能變造，須假法性借力助之方成染法。法性雖具三千淨用，顯發由修，真修縱不藉無明，緣修寧無欣厭？故下文云，必藉緣了為利他功，無明與力助於法性方成淨用。荊谿既許隨緣之義，必許法性無明互為因緣，但約體具明隨，自異權教。」 > Answer: "Since this passage distinguishes the two functions, having \[the character yu\] makes the meaning even clearer. Why? For yu means 'to lend to,' 'to bestow upon,' and also 'to assist.' Since Dharma-nature and ignorance mutually invert each other to form the two functions, they have the meaning of mutually borrowing power and assisting in accomplishment, wherein the weaker borrows power to assist the stronger. If the internal perfuming of Dharma-nature is powerless while the defiled function of ignorance is strong, then Dharma-nature lends power to ignorance to produce all defiled dharmas. If the grasping sentiment of ignorance is powerless while the internal perfuming of Dharma-nature is powerful, then ignorance lends power to Dharma-nature to give rise to all pure responses. Because although ignorance has the function of bringing things to pass, because its substance is empty it cannot produce and create by itself; it must rely on Dharma-nature lending power to assist it before defiled dharmas are accomplished. Although Dharma-nature inherently possesses the pure function of the three thousand \[realms\], its manifestation arises from cultivation. Even if true cultivation does not rely on ignorance, how could conditioning cultivation be without longing and aversion? Hence the text below says: 'It must rely on conditioning and revealing causes to serve as the power for benefiting others.' Ignorance lending power to assist Dharma-nature only then accomplishes the pure function. Since Jingxi accepted the meaning of 'according with conditions,' he necessarily accepted that Dharma-nature and ignorance mutually serve as causes and conditions; but clarifying according with conditions in terms of inherent possession in the substance is naturally distinct from the expedient teachings." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1928.2.57) - [Next: 2.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1928.2.59) - [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.2.58) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1928.2.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1928.2.58) · Pramāṇa