俱舍論疏 30.22

30.22

On the Śāstra's statement: "Based on its now [...] taking on a different state": That school clarifies. Calling the self 'born' does not mean it arises anew like the aggregates; rather, it is because the self takes on new aggregates that it is called 'born.' Just as in the world one speaks of 'the sacrificer being born' or 'the grammarian being born': this sacrificer is not in fact born anew; because he initially acquires the Vedas, he is called 'born.' Or just as in the world one speaks of 'an old person being born,' 'a sick person being born,' and so forth: this old or sick person is not in fact born anew; because they take on a different state, they are called 'born.' The self is likewise: it does not in fact arise anew separately like the aggregates; because it takes on different aggregates, it is called 'born.'