宗鏡錄 79.33

79.33

Answer: Precisely because they are like an illusion, defilement and purity are indeterminate; they arise as the mind revolves, producing ordinary and noble phenomena. Therefore, the Viśeṣacintibrahmaparipṛcchāsūtra says: "Defiled phenomena are explained as pure because one sees the real nature of defilement; pure phenomena are explained as defiled because one greedily clings to the characteristic of purity."