宗鏡錄 52.12

52.12

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."