宗鏡錄 52.12

52.12

答。人法必依法執起。又法我通。人我局。論云。補特伽羅我見起位。彼法我見。亦必現前。我執必依法執而起。如要迷杌等。方謂人等故。釋云。今顯初位。必帶後位。以初短故。人我位。必有法我。人我必依法我起故。人我。是主宰作者等用故。法我。有自性勝用等故。即法我通。人我局。

Answer: The grasping of a person necessarily arises dependent on the grasping of dharmas; furthermore, the dharma-self is pervasive, while the personal self is restricted. The treatise states: "At the stage when the view of a personal self arises, that view of a dharma-self must also be present before one. Grasping of a self necessarily arises dependent on grasping of dharmas, just as one must be deluded about a tree stump or the like before calling it a person or the like." The commentary explains: "This now demonstrates that the initial stage necessarily entails the subsequent stage, because the initial is shorter. At the stage of the personal self, there is necessarily the dharma-self, because the personal self must arise dependent on the dharma-self. The personal self has functions such as being a master or an agent, whereas the dharma-self has its own intrinsic nature and superior functions; thus the dharma-self is pervasive, while the personal self is restricted."