瑜伽師地論略纂 14.33

14.33

論云：「諸說種生，何緣說大種造於色耶？答：由彼變異而變異故，彼所建立及任持故」。此之三義，如下生、依、立、持、養五義中配之。此中，變易含生因、依因、養因三種，即先大種生為生因，後隨其業則是依因，勝定力是養因中一分可知。餘建立，建立因；任持，是任持因。〈本地〉第三卷更有廣明五因及說大造所以，并此四解。

The treatise says: 'For those who teach that [forms] arise from seeds, for what reason is it said that the primary elements create derived forms? Answer: Because [derived forms] transform according to their transformations, and because they are established and sustained by them.' These three meanings correspond to the five meanings of productive cause, supportive cause, establishing cause, sustaining cause, and nourishing cause below. Here, 'transformation' encompasses the three kinds: productive cause, supportive cause, and nourishing cause; that is, the prior arising of the great elements is the productive cause; following their karma subsequently is the supportive cause; and the power of superior concentration is known to be a portion of the nourishing cause. As for the remaining: 'establishing' is the establishing cause, and 'sustaining' is the sustaining cause. Fascicle 3 of the 'Maulī Bhūmi' further provides an extensive explanation of the five causes and the reason for teaching that the great elements create [derived forms], together with these four explanations.