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第七師云「既名妙法，即以妙法蓮華為宗。妙法者，即是佛所得根本真實法性也。此法性不受惑染、不與惑同，名之為淨。以是淨故，稱為妙也。故用此為題，即以為宗。蓮華者，如前引《大集經》取眾德為華，不用世間蓮華也。」評曰：尋此師學集出此方，謂第八識自性清淨，亦名性淨涅槃，以為妙法。既云是佛所得，還是果義，同前評也。又《攝大乘論》阿僧伽菩薩所造，及《十八空論》婆藪所造，皆云八識是妄識，謂是生死之根。先代地論師用為佛性，謂是真極。昔《般若》未度，遠師已悟真空；《涅槃》不盡，生公照知佛性。諸地論師有慚先見之明矣。又此經所興不正明八識，八識之義別付餘解說耳。

The seventh master stated: "Since it is named 'Wondrous Dharma,' it takes the Wondrous Dharma Lotus as its central tenet. The 'Wondrous Dharma' is precisely the fundamental, real dharmatā attained by the Buddha. This dharmatā is not affected by the defilements of delusion, nor is it identical with delusion; it is named 'pure.' Because it is pure in this way, it is called 'wondrous.' Therefore, taking this as the title, it is forthwith taken as the central tenet. As for 'lotus flower,' as cited before from the Mahāsaṃnipāta-sūtra, it takes the multitude of virtues as the flower, and does not use the worldly lotus flower." Critique: Examining this master's learning, it originated in this land, claiming that the eighth consciousness is intrinsically pure in nature, also named the intrinsically pure nirvāṇa, and took it to be the Wondrous Dharma. Since it is said to be that which is attained by the Buddha, it is still the meaning of the result, identical to the previous critique. Furthermore, both the Mahāyānasaṃgraha composed by Bodhisattva Asaṅga and the Treatise on the Eighteen Emptinesses composed by Vasu[bandhu] state that the eighth consciousness is a false consciousness, meaning that it is the root of saṃsāra. The Dilun masters of earlier generations took it to be the buddha-nature, calling it the ultimate reality. In the past, before the Prajñā[pāramitā scriptures] had been translated, Master [Hui]yuan had already awakened to true emptiness; when the Mahāparinirvāṇa-sūtra was not yet complete, Master [Dao]sheng had already illuminated and known the buddha-nature. The various Dilun masters should feel ashamed before their foresight! Moreover, what this sūtra brings forth does not directly clarify the eighth consciousness; the meaning of the eighth consciousness belongs properly to other treatises.