首楞嚴義疏注經 2.660
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The kalaviṅka is a bird with a lovely sound; the pitcher's shape resembles it. The aggregate of consciousness is formless; being inside a sentient being's body is like a pitcher containing space. Traveling afar to present it as a gift to another country: the ālayavijñāna is driven by karma, receiving rebirth in various places. When this aggregate perishes, that aggregate is born in succession, like a person carrying space afar for a thousand miles. When death-existence (maraṇa-bhava) arrives, the sense faculties no longer function, like plugging the two apertures.
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- 首楞嚴義疏注經 — Classical Chinese