大乘起信論廣釋卷第三．四．五 5.44

5.44

[Treatise:] "Because sentient beings ... therefore they cannot comprehend." [Commentary:] This cites the incorrect to reveal the error. "Because sentient beings..." first explains that deluded views delimit the realms. "Because of the arising of delusion..." explains the reason for not seeing. This means that all phenomena take tathatā as their nature; if one comprehends dharmatā, one can know universally. If one gives rise to deluded views, one possesses obstructed realms that do not accord with dharmatā and do not manifest other realms; therefore, one cannot comprehend all phenomena. Thus the new translation states: "All sentient beings cling to deluded realms and cannot come to know the supreme nature; it does not brightly illuminate, etc."