大乘起信論廣釋卷第三．四．五 5.14

5.14

論。答曰譬如至終無得淨　釋曰。下答有二。初正答前問。後重顯方便。前中亦二。先喻後合。此初也。

Treatise: Answer: For example [...] would never become clean.
Commentary: The answer below has two parts: first, directly answering the previous question; later, re-explaining the skillful means. In the first there are also two parts: first the simile, then the application. This is the first.