大般涅槃經集解 49.22

49.22

Sengliang states: Regarding the attainment of a distinct auditory faculty, there are three distinct features: first, hearing the higher stages from a lower stage; second, extending far to Ganges sands; third, the auditory consciousness not grasping at signs, which is hearing without hearing. As for initially having no signs of sound, the bodhisattva's auditory consciousness perceives both the ultimate and conventional simultaneously, and therefore does not grasp at signs.