瑜伽論記 8.418

8.418

Jing explains: The former is merely directly witnessing transformations and is therefore a condition; the present is being embraced by the Buddha to generate the wisdom arisen from hearing, which serves as a cause for generating the mind. Ji says: In that condition, one merely sees the display of supernatural powers and has not yet been embraced and instructed; here, instruction is proximal, so it is a cause. Seeing the display of supernatural powers is distal and lacks instruction, so it is a condition; thus the two are distinct. He also says: What is the difference between the third among the causes, frequently giving rise to compassion toward sentient beings, and the fourth among the conditions, rescuing sentient beings at the end of an aeon and the like? In the condition, one merely initiates the mind oneself to cause others to generate the mind; in the cause, undergoing suffering on behalf of others and the like is proximal, so it is a cause.