楞伽阿跋多羅寶經註解 1.437

1.437

This simile explains that the evolving consciousnesses and the storehouse consciousness are neither different nor not different, directly demonstrating that the true nature of the storehouse consciousness does not perish, which serves as the essential point of this entire sūtra. What is called the "Buddha's words regarding the mind" truly lies herein! The lump of clay represents the evolving consciousnesses, while the subtle dust particles represent the storehouse consciousness. The storehouse consciousness is the real, and the evolving consciousnesses are the false. Because the lump of clay is formed from subtle dust particles, their substance is one, so one cannot say they are different. If the lump of clay and subtle dust particles were definitely one, there would be no distinction between them, so one cannot say they are not different. This is a simile showing that from the real arises the false, and when the false perishes, the real is revealed. Gold being made into ornaments is also like this. Thereafter, the teaching is correlated with the simile.