"Daijokishinron (the Awakening of Faith in Mahayana)," which is considered to have originated in China, states that there are two kinds of righteousness--Fukaku (blunder) and Kaku (awakening)--is explained by dividing Kaku into Shikaku (acquired awakening) and Hongaku (original awakening).
一方、中国撰述とされる論書、『大乗起信論』では、阿頼耶識（あらやしき）に不覚と覚の二義があるとし、覚をさらに始覚（しかく）と本覚（ほんがく）とに分けて説明する。