瑜伽論記 3.143

3.143

Regarding the limb of existence: 'former-time existence' refers to the interval between the moment after birth and the moment before death. Since this text explains intermediate existence separately apart from the existences of the five destinies, we clearly know that intermediate existence is not subsumed under the destinies, which agrees with the Sarvāstivādins. Although it lists ten existences, the main intent is to explain karmic existence as existence in the desire realm. The limb refers to the limb of volitional formations: because it is moistened by craving and grasping, it is capable of possessing future fruitions, hence it is called karmic existence. This is the 'producer of existence' (capable of having) being called existence; the rest are 'what is possessed' (what is had). The Cheng weishi lun states that from intermediate existence up to prior to the decline and alteration within basic existence, all are subsumed under the limb of birth; therefore we know intermediate existence is also included within what is possessed.