成唯識論述記 7.547

7.547

述曰：此文第六現量為宗難。外人問曰：「色等五外境，分明五識現證，是現量得，大、小極成，寧撥為無？」《唯識二十》云：「諸法由量刊定有、無，一切量中，現量為勝。若無外境，寧有此覺：『我今現證，如是境』耶？」

The Commentary states: This text is the sixth objection, taking direct perception as the thesis. The opponent asks: "The five external objects such as form are distinctly and directly realized by the five consciousnesses; they are obtained through direct perception, universally established by both the Mahāyāna and Hīnayāna. How can one repudiate them as non-existent?" The Viṃśikā-vijñaptimātratāsiddhi states: "All dharmas have their existence or non-existence decisively determined by means of valid cognition (pramāṇa); among all means of valid cognition, direct perception (pratyakṣa) is supreme. If external objects did not exist, how could there be this awareness: 'I am now directly realizing such an object'?"