起信論註 1.38

1.38

Treatise: Defiled mind has six kinds. Commentary: Next, revealing the marks of the conditioned arising of defiled mind. Therein are two parts: first, a general statement, and second, a distinct explanation. This is the first. This explains the previous sentence, 'being defiled by avidyā, there is a defiled mind'. What was previously stated as 'defiled by avidyā, there is its defiled mind'—this defiled mind has six kinds. Yet these six defilements are the aforementioned mental consciousness and five kinds of mind. Previously, to clarify the meaning of conditioned arising relying on causes, they were explained in sequence from subtle to coarse. Now, wishing to concurrently distinguish the meaning of countermeasure and abandonment, they are clarified in sequence from coarse to subtle. Therefore, the first is defilement associated with attachment, and the sixth is fundamental karmic unassociated defilement.)