成唯識論述記 1.628

1.628

述曰：今破之云：誰許沙、銅體受水、藥，此即不許沙體受水，但入二沙中間空處，不入一沙體之中也。亦應果色入二極微中間空處，不入一極微之體中，謂藥入銅亦復如是，即是造金鍮石是也。謂藥於銅中安，變成金時，藥但入銅之空隙處，非入極微之中。是此宗義，此顯不入義。下就宗難：若果色入因極微中，應如沙受水而離，謂水入沙中，二沙即相離遠，不是水微入沙之中。一、量云：汝宗水入沙，應離非一；許水入中故；如二沙中間。二、或子微入父母極微腹中，亦應離，非一；許入中故；如水入沙。三、又二微相觸，如麁物相擊，體不相受，遂即離散。汝何言果色入因極微之中，因極微體應離散；為果微所觸故；如麁物相擊。又藥入鎔銅，入其間隙，二極微不相入。雖居間隙，藥令銅極微變為金者。量云：果色設許入因極微之間，亦應變彼因極微異本；許入極微腹中故；如藥變銅也。故論言：應離變者是也。水入沙而離，或相擊而離，藥入銅而變也。沙離，故非一；藥變，故非常。汝極微亦應爾，非一，非常，如銅、沙等。

The Commentary states: Now we refute them, saying: Who grants that the substance of sand or copper receives the water or powder? This means we do not accept that the substance of sand receives water; it merely enters the empty space between two grains of sand, but does not enter into the substance of a single grain of sand. Likewise, the material effect should enter the empty space between two atoms, but not into the substance of a single atom. As for the powder entering copper, it is also like this—this refers to making brass with calamine. When the powder is placed in copper to transform it into gold[-like brass], the powder merely enters the interstices of the copper, not into the atoms themselves. This is the doctrine of our school, demonstrating non-entry. Next, we challenge them on their own premises: If the material effect enters into the causal atoms, they should disperse just as sand does when receiving water; that is, when water enters among sand grains, the two grains of sand separate far from each other, and it is not that water atoms enter into the sand. First, the syllogism is: According to your school, when water enters sand, [the sand grains] should separate and not be one; because water is accepted to enter between them; like the space between two grains of sand. Second, or if the child-atom enters into the interior of the parent atoms, they should also separate and not be one; because it is accepted to enter into them; like water entering sand. Third, furthermore, when two atoms touch, just as when coarse objects strike each other, their substances do not receive each other and consequently disperse. Why do you say that the material effect enters into the causal atoms? The substance of the causal atoms should disperse; because they are struck by the atoms of the effect; just like coarse objects striking each other. Furthermore, when the powder enters molten copper, it enters its interstices, and the two atoms do not penetrate each other. Although residing in the interstices, the powder causes the copper atoms to transform into gold. The syllogism is: Even if the material effect is granted to enter between the causal atoms, it should also transform those causal atoms to differ from their original state; because it is accepted to enter into the interior of the atoms; just as the powder transforms the copper. Therefore the treatise says: 'They should disperse or transform.' Water entering sand causes separation, or striking causes separation, while powder entering copper causes transformation. Sand separates, hence it is not one; copper transforms, hence it is not permanent. Your atoms should also be like this: not one and not permanent, just like copper, sand, and so forth.