起信論註 1.12

1.12

[Treatise:] Answer: If one knows that although all dharmas are spoken of, there is no speaker or that which can be spoken of, and although they are thought of, there is no thinker or that which can be thought of, this is called compliance. If one is free from thought, it is called gaining entry. Furthermore, tathatā, when distinguished in reliance on verbal expression, has two meanings. ([Interlinear note:] Question: What is meant by being distinguished in reliance on verbal expression? Answer: Tathatā has no verbal expression; it transcends the four propositions and cuts off the hundred negations. Because of complying with words and language, one then becomes attached to distinctions. What is spoken of is distinguished in reliance on verbal expression.)