俱舍論疏 6.55

6.55

On the Śāstra's statement: "Possession and the possessed... or arise simultaneously": this clarifies possession again. It also adds that it does not necessarily operate simultaneously, because it may arise before, after, or simultaneously. Furthermore, according to the Śāstra's statement: "Although simultaneous possession coexists with the phenomenon, it does not become a cause through being a coexistence cause." Since it says 'because it may arise before, after, or simultaneously', we know that simultaneous possession itself can occur before or after. In accordance with this, an anterior possession can also be subsequent, a subsequent possession can also be anterior, and possessions occurring before or after can also coexist with the phenomenon.