中觀論疏 10.41

10.41

「情塵識和合」下，第六明觸支。觸以觸對為義。《毘曇》云「何別有觸數？能和合根塵及識，使根識對塵，故名為觸。」成論人無別觸數，但明心法觸對前緣也。《婆沙》云「諸根已能為觸作所依，但未能別苦樂，未能避火蛇毒藥及諸不淨，是名為觸。」

"The sense faculty, dust, and consciousness combining" and so forth: this is the sixth, explaining the link of contact (sparśa). Contact takes touching and confronting as its meaning. The *Abhidharma* says: "Why is there a distinct mental factor of contact? It can combine faculty, sense object, and consciousness, causing faculty and consciousness to confront the object; therefore it is named contact." The masters of the *Tattvasiddhi* hold that there is no distinct mental factor of contact, but merely explain it as the mental dharma touching and confronting the object before it. The *Vibhāṣā* says: "The faculties can already serve as the basis for contact, but cannot yet distinguish pleasure and pain, and cannot yet avoid fire, snakes, poison, and various impurities: this is named contact."