成唯識論述記 7.438

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述曰：即結前二句道理釋頌下二句。護法云：故彼所計心外實我、法，離識所變依他二分皆定非有，非謂識變是實我、法，似我、法故。其外我、法離識皆無，以離識體所變能取見分、所取相分外無別物故。一切有情所變皆爾。依斯二分施設我、法，彼二離此無所依故。問：有別實物離能、所變，有何所以不許？答：非是有一實作用物，離前能分別、所分別故，無外我、法必有識也。安惠云：彼實我、法離識所變二分皆無，離計所執二取無故，即依總無立別無也，識所變者俱計所執，非有實物離二相有，故皆唯識。解第三句訖。

The Commentary states: This concludes the reasoning of the preceding two lines to explain the latter two lines of the verse. Dharmapāla says: Therefore, the real self and phenomena outside the mind imagined by them are definitely non-existent apart from the two paratantra divisions transformed by consciousness. This does not mean that the transformations of consciousness are a real self and real phenomena, because they merely resemble a self and phenomena. External self and phenomena are all non-existent apart from consciousness, because apart from the grasping darśanabhāga and the grasped nimittabhāga transformed by the substance of consciousness, there is no separate entity. It is thus for the transformations of all sentient beings. Based on these two divisions, self and phenomena are conventionally designated, because apart from these two, those two have nothing to rely on. Question: Why is it not admitted that there are separate real entities apart from the transformer and the transformed? Answer: It is not the case that there is a real entity with causal efficacy apart from the aforementioned discriminator and discriminated; because there are no external self and phenomena, there must be consciousness. Sthiramati says: Those real self and phenomena are non-existent apart from the two divisions transformed by consciousness, because apart from the two graspers of parikalpita, there is nothing; thus, based on the general non-existence, the specific non-existence is established. What are transformed by consciousness are both parikalpita; there is no real entity existing apart from the two marks; therefore all are consciousness-only. This concludes the explanation of the third line.