俱舍論疏 20.169

20.169

論「無明能為諸有本故」，舉頌答也。無明是三有本者，此由無明起諸煩惱業等故名為有本，非是十二支中無明本也。十二支中無明，通用諸煩惱為體故。《正理論》云「唯此別立漏名，為顯無明過患勝故，謂獨能作生死根本。如契經說：無明為因生於貪染，乃至廣說。此豈是無明支耶？」

Regarding the treatise's statement, "Because ignorance can serve as the root of the existences": This quotes the stanza to reply. That ignorance is the root of the three existences means that because the various defilements, karmas, and so forth arise from ignorance, it is called the root of existence; it is not the root of ignorance in the twelve links of dependent origination. The ignorance among the twelve links generally takes all defilements as its intrinsic nature. The Nyāyānusāra says: "This alone is separately established under the name of outpouring in order to show the preeminent fault of ignorance, meaning that it alone can act as the root of saṃsāra. As a sūtra says: 'With ignorance as condition, attachment and passion arise,' and so forth in detail. How could this be the link of ignorance?"