[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [釋摩訶衍論](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1668) › 4.81 # 釋摩訶衍論 4.81 釋摩訶衍論 4.81 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [4.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1668.4.81) 論曰：此相續識即有三義。云何為三？一者攝前不失義、二者感果成就義、三者妄慮遍緣義。初義云何？此相續識而能發起潤業煩惱，住持過去無明所起一切種種善不善業，而能令作成果力用故，如本住持過去無量世等善惡之業令不失故。中義云何？此相續識又能發起潤生煩惱，而能令使已成辦業，決定果報安立屬當故，如本復能成就現在未來苦樂等報無差違故。後義云何？此相續識攀緣轉廣分別更強，緣已知境發樂不樂之心，對現前境增愛不愛之心，緣未知境不了妄計故，如本能令現在已經之事忽然而念未來之事不覺妄慮故。如是此識連續生死令不斷絕，是故名為相續識焉。 > The commentary says: This continuing-consciousness has three meanings. What are the three? First, the meaning of gathering the past without losing it; second, the meaning of actualizing the induction of fruits; third, the meaning of false deliberation universally objectifying. What is the first meaning? This continuing-consciousness can give rise to the defilements that moisten karma, sustaining all the various kinds of good and unwholesome karma arising from past ignorance, and can cause them to exercise the efficacy of bringing about fruits; as in the root text: "It sustains the good and evil karma of immeasurable past lifetimes and so forth, preventing it from being lost." What is the middle meaning? This continuing-consciousness can also give rise to the defilements that moisten rebirth, and can cause already accomplished karma to decisively establish and allocate retributions; as in the root text: "furthermore, it can actualize the retributions of suffering and pleasure in the present and future without error or violation." What is the latter meaning? This continuing-consciousness grasps conditions more broadly and discriminates even more intensely: regarding known objects it generates thoughts of pleasure and displeasure; facing objects present before it, it increases thoughts of love and hate; regarding unknown objects, it fails to understand and falsely calculates; as in the root text: "it can cause matters that have already occurred in the present to be suddenly recollected, and matters of the future to be unawares falsely deliberated." In this way this consciousness links birth and death together, causing them not to be severed; therefore it is called the continuing-consciousness. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 4.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1668.4.80) - [Next: 4.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1668.4.82) - [Up: 4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1668.4) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1668~en-mt.4.81) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1668.4.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1668.4.81) · Pramāṇa