大方廣佛華嚴經隨疏演義鈔 44.86

44.86

In the Commentary, "consciousness takes discerning [as its characteristic]": the Kośa says, "Consciousness refers to individual discernment. The treatise says: 'Discernment is called consciousness'; this has six distinct types of discernment, hence it is called consciousness." The Abhidharmasamuccayavyākhyā says, "The characteristic of discernment is the characteristic of consciousness. Due to this consciousness, one discerns various objects such as form, sound, smell, taste, tangibles, and dharmas."