大乘起信論略述 1.158

1.158

The treatise says: "Fourth is the manifesting forms […] because of being able to abandon it." Dankuang explains: This is the third, the manifesting consciousness, among the five kinds of consciousness (manas). Stirring the mind to manifest objects is called "manifesting forms." Being able to dirty the pure mind is called "defilement." The meaning of unconcorded here and in the two [defilements] below will be explained below. The eighth bhūmi can attain concorded sovereignty; the nature of form accords with the mind, which is called "sovereignty over form." Being able to realize the tathatā of concorded sovereignty, the activity of manifesting form and objects arises from the ultimate; the deluded objects of avidyā are from this point permanently abandoned, and therefore it is said that the manifesting defilement can be abandoned on this bhūmi.