釋摩訶衍論 4.60

4.60

Do these eight kinds of mental consciousness—namely, the manifesting consciousness and the seven revolving consciousnesses—possess only the mark of arising, ceasing, and impermanence? Or do they also possess the mark of the real mark and eternal abide? These eight consciousnesses from beginningless time have been unmoving throughout the three periods of time and untranslocated across the four marks; truly eternally abiding, pure in their self-nature, their indestructible marks are complete and perfect without any deficiency. And all such merits, being identical with the dharmadhātu, have no dual marks; having no dual marks, they are only a single mark; being only a single mark, they are also markless; because all are markless, marklessness is also markless. As the sūtra states: