IN CONSTRUCTION
As Tsung-mi comments, [ 'Awareness'] points to its essence. This word is right on the mark, no other would do.
Tsung-mi's distinction between name and essence emphasizes the fundamental qualitative difference between abstract and experiential
understanding.
Chih directly points to the Mind itself, rather than1.
TSUNG-MI'S HISTORICAL EXPLANATION
"numinous Awareness" (ling-chih(e))
"numinous Awareness unobscured" (ling-chih pu-mei(f))
"ever-present Awareness" (ch'ang-chih(g)) ,
"empty tranquil Awareness" (k'ung-chi[chih]
chih(h)) tranquil is the empty
tranquil Mind transmitted
.
the ultimate source
(yuan(i)) of both phenomenal reality and
Tsung-mi identifies it with True Nature (chen-hsing(j)), Mind Ground
(hsin-ti(k)), and tathaagatagarbha (ju-lai-tsang(l)).
MIND AND AWARENESS
Not interested in his defence of Bodhidharma
being a mere name representing it.