成唯識論述記 2.79

2.79

述曰：彼設救言極微各別之上，有和合相為五識所緣。和合相者即似一相，此相是用大於本極微，用不離體，體既實有，成所緣緣。或為本計義亦無妨。今亦非之，量云：極微和合時，應無別和合相；體即本極微故；如未和合時。此中意云：非諸極微上別有和合相，不和合時無此相故，故此亦非是所緣也。

The Commentary states: Even if they defend by saying that upon the individual atoms there is a combined aspect that serves as the object of the five consciousnesses—the combined aspect being a resembling single aspect, this aspect being an activity greater than the original atoms, and activity not being separate from the entity, and since the entity really exists, it constitutes an ālambana-pratyaya; or there is no objection to this being their original doctrine—we now also reject it. The syllogism is: When atoms are combined, they should have no distinct combined aspect (thesis); because their entity is identical to the original atoms (reason); like when they are not combined (example). The meaning here is: It is not that upon the atoms there is a distinct combined aspect, because when uncombined this aspect does not exist; hence this too is not an object.