俱舍論疏 10.65

10.65

On the Śāstra's statement: "Some say that mental consciousness ... established in terms of association": this recounts a divergent view. This master states: with the cognitive object of mental consciousness, speech serves as the predominant condition, and only thereby is it able to cognize the object. Thus mental consciousness itself is named 'predominant verbal'; and contact is associated with this predominant verbal [consciousness], hence it is named 'predominant verbal contact'. This derives the name 'predominant verbal contact' in terms of association.