瑜伽論記 3.245

3.245

Regarding 'Twenty-fifth, having few or many branches,' (Tai says:) Basing on this treatise text, in the heaven of non-conception, at death and rebirth there is no group of six consciousnesses. Now it is explained: This text speaks of the absence of non-material branches based on their enduring for a long duration, not that in all states there are entirely no six consciousnesses. (Ji says:) This is stated based on the six consciousnesses, saying there are no non-material branches; this conforms to the Sarvāstivāda system of doctrine and is not the true principle, for that school also states that sleep is not mindless; the immaterial realm is likewise so. According to the true meaning, in the realms with matter all branches are complete; in the immaterial realm only manifest matter is excluded; therefore the previous fascicle states that in the immaterial realm consciousness relies on the seeds of matter.