大乘起信論廣釋卷第三．四．五 4.35

4.35

[Treatise:] With this deluded mind [...] perfumes tathatā. / [Commentary:] This explains perfuming by delusion. In this there are two parts: first directly explaining the perfuming, and then revealing the functional efficacy of perfuming. This is the first. This pure activity produced by the perfuming of tathatā inversely perfumes tathatā, increasing its strength, so that one reviles the suffering of saṃsāra, turns away from the movement of avidyā, delights in seeking nirvāṇa, and turns toward true stillness.