入楞伽心玄義 1.16

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初名句能詮者，若約小乘《婆沙論》中，亦以名句文等次第行列等為能詮教體。若大乘中《維摩》等經，亦以文字以為詮表，此經下文隨相亦爾。《唯識論》云「名詮自性，句詮差別。文即是字，為二所依。」準釋應知。

First, regarding expressive names and sentences: from the perspective of the Hīnayāna, in the *Vibhāṣā-śāstra*, the sequential arrangement of names, sentences, phonemes, and so forth is also taken as the expressive teaching-essence. From the perspective of the Mahāyāna, in sūtras such as the *Vimalakīrti*, words and letters are also taken as the expressive manifestation; in this sūtra below, in accordance with characteristics, it is likewise so. The *Vijñaptimātratāsiddhi* states: "Names express intrinsic nature, sentences express differences. Letters are syllables, serving as the basis for both." One should understand by taking this as the standard of explanation.