大乘起信論略述 2.40

2.40

[Treatise:] Second, those already concordant […] extinguishing avidyā.
[Exposition:] "Dharmakāya bodhisattvas" specifies the persons by indicating their stage, meaning the bodhisattvas of the bhūmis. "Obtaining the non-conceptual mind" directly shows concordance; that is, obtaining the fundamental cognition that accords with principle is called obtaining this mind, whereby one is identical with the Buddha's essence, and is therefore concordant with the essence of all buddhas. By obtaining subsequent cognition that accords with phenomenal quantity, one can arouse transformative functions, and is therefore concordant with the cognitive function of all buddhas. "Only relying on the power of Dharma" and so on shows the superiority of their practice: from the first bhūmi upward, they realize the phenomena of tathatā and initiate all practices, cultivating effortlessly solely relying on realized cognition; this is called "spontaneously cultivating relying on the power of Dharma." By superior practice perfuming tathatā, when tathatā is made manifest, avidyā is extinguished.