俱舍論疏 5.3

5.3

[On the] Śāstra['s statement]: "Having thus explained … what is generic similarity (nikāyasabhāga)?": From here below is the second [section], one line explaining generic similarity. 'Generic' (sabhāga) is the domain; 'similarity' (bhāga) is its cause; because it is the cause of similarity, it is called generic similarity. Therefore the *Nyāyānusāra* says: 'Herein, bodily forms, actions, and desires are mutually similar, hence it is called similar. Bhāga has the meaning of cause; there is a distinct real entity that is the cause of this similarity, hence it is called generic similarity.' Since the Śāstra already explains it this way, divergent interpretations are needlessly troublesome. It is also called 'multitude-similarity' (nikāyasabhāga). The similar dharmas are not one, hence called 'multitude-similarity'; being the cause for them, it is called 'similarity' (bhāga).