成唯識論述記 4.496
成唯識論述記 4.496
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4.496
述曰：由本識故作是說言：一切有情皆依食住。由此本識無間，無轉，一類住故，是遍是恒，故名為食。然有難言：佛是有情即無有食，無心定等何廢無食？一切有情言即不遍故。下第四正答難言。
The Commentary states: It was based on the root consciousness that he made this statement: 'All sentient beings subsist on nutriment.' Because this root consciousness is uninterrupted, without alteration, and abides as a single category, it is pervasive and constant; therefore it is called nutriment. However, someone objects: 'The Buddha is a sentient being yet has no nutriment; why may one not also lack nutriment in the mindless absorptions and so forth? Thus the phrase "all sentient beings" is not all-pervasive.' The fourth part below directly answers the objection, stating:
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