瑜伽論記 9.68

9.68

Regarding the second reality, Jing says: The statement, "'Namely, all the wise,' having rational meaning, 'all the intelligent,' and so forth," points to those persons who are capable of establishing rationally established [reality]. Only someone with wisdom can, in accordance with their inclination and relying on the three pramāṇas, establish rational proofs and debate opponents. "Abiding in the stage with investigation and reflection" is used to exclude the devas of the second dhyāna and above, who cannot establish rational arguments to defeat opponents because they are free from investigation and reflection. Investigation and reflection are conventional [designations], taking volition or discernment as their intrinsic nature; in terms of conventional functioning, they exist only in the lower stages, but in terms of volition and discernment, they extend throughout the nine stages. "Dwelling in the state of an ordinary person": ordinary persons rely on the self and wish to regulate discourse and so forth, establishing rational proofs to vanquish opponents. The noble ones have awakened to the principle, their minds delight in tranquility, and they are not fond of these affairs. The statement, "Relying upon perception, inference, and so on, up to knowable objects," means that wishing to establish rational proofs necessarily requires relying on the three pramāṇas and being skilled in thinking and discerning before they can be established.