俱舍論頌疏論本 8.35

8.35

"It is taught that consciousness alone is not a station": this clarifies that the aggregate of consciousness is not a station of consciousness. That is to say, this aggregate of consciousness is that which dwells, and it is impossible to establish that which dwells as that which is dwelt in; therefore, consciousness is not a station of consciousness. The śāstra says: "The consciousness that dwells cannot be called that which is dwelt in, just as the king himself cannot be called the king's throne. Or, if there is a dharma that consciousness mounts and directs—like the principle of a person and a boat—it is called a station of consciousness. Consciousness cannot mount and direct its own entity; therefore, consciousness is not spoken of as a station of consciousness. Such is what the Vaibhāṣikas teach (Commentary: The king is a metaphor for consciousness, which dwells; the king's throne is a metaphor for the four aggregates, which are dwelt in. As for the principle of a person and a boat, the person is a metaphor for the aggregate of consciousness, and the boat is a metaphor for the four aggregates of form, etc.; the meaning can be understood). Furthermore, the Buddha's intention was to teach that these four stations of consciousness are like fertile fields, and to say collectively that all consciousness accompanied by grasping is like a seed; a seed cannot be established as a fertile field. Looking upward to infer the Lord's teaching, such was his intention (thus far the text of the śāstra)."