俱舍論記 9.190

9.190

「為於緣起至可有諸行」者，此下答。此是論主解，所以先標，為於十二緣起知決定故。如餘經論所說，依無明有諸行得有，是依此有彼有。復審定言：非離無明可有諸行，是此生故彼生。此中意說：生之與有名異義同，不可說言兩文有異。但應說言前文是正述，後文是審定，義別不同。

Regarding "In order that regarding dependent origination … could there be formations": below this is the answer. This is the author's own explanation, which is why it is formulated first: so that one may have certainty regarding the twelve-linked dependent origination. As stated in other sūtras and treatises, "depending on the existence of ignorance, volitional formations are able to exist" corresponds to "depending on the existence of this, that exists." It further ascertains decisively: "not apart from ignorance could there be volitional formations," which corresponds to "because of the arising of this, that arises." The intended meaning here is: "arising" and "existence" have different names but the same meaning, so one cannot say that the two sentences have different meanings. One should merely say that the earlier sentence is a direct statement and the later sentence is a decisive ascertainment, their contextual meanings being distinct.