成唯識論述記 7.375

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述曰：自下第二，問答分別，於中有五問答大意，若別則六，此第一問也。情者，識故。既有多識，應是多情，即薩婆多等發智本師難。《發智論》說：云何不現在多識俱轉？答：識是情，依識立情，不可一時有二識起故。此論文發智根本薩婆多義。論主質曰：

The Commentary states: From here on is the second part, distinctions by question and answer, containing five main questions and answers, or six if taken separately; this is the first question. 'Sentient' (qing) means consciousness. Since there are many consciousnesses, there should be many sentient beings; this is an objection by the founding masters of the Jñānaprasthāna in the Sarvāstivāda and so on. The Jñānaprasthāna states: Why is it that multiple consciousnesses do not operate simultaneously in the present? The answer: Consciousness is 'sentience', and a sentient being is established based on consciousness; two consciousnesses cannot arise at one time. This passage of the treatise represents the doctrine of the fundamental Sarvāstivāda of the Jñānaprasthāna. The author of the treatise questions them, saying: