十不二門指要鈔 2.56

2.56

Answer: "Whether the two yu characters are present or absent, each has its meaning. Glossing the two zhi characters as 'proceeding toward' renders the interpretation somewhat circuitous. Furthermore, the character zhi is a commonly used character that mostly serves as a grammatical particle. Although the Erya glosses it as 'proceeding toward,' that usage has its proper place, and placing it in this text seems awkward. For example, regarding 'pure and impure lands within one principle,' could they all be glossed as 'proceeding toward'? If the old edition lacked the two yu characters, then zhi need not be glossed as 'proceeding toward'; it is merely an auxiliary particle, and its meaning is naturally clear. Why? Simply saying 'the ignorance that is immediately Dharma-nature has a defiled function; the Dharma-nature that is immediately ignorance has a pure function'—the text is both natural and its meaning is rather clear."