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成唯識論述記 8.94

成唯識論述記 8.94

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8.94

述曰:雖知〈菩薩地〉牽引因,亦有因緣種是能生因,而望生起是遠,未被潤故,作惡不即受故,疎遠故,即業種顯,親名言種相貌隱故,遂不說其因緣種子,而說業種為牽引故,不說牽引因也,理亦無違。

The Commentary states: Although we know that the projecting cause in the *Bodhisattvabhūmi* also contains seeds of cause-condition that are productive causes, yet relative to the generating [cause] it is distant; because it has not yet been moisturized, and having committed evil deeds one does not immediately receive [retribution], and because it is distant, the karmic seeds are prominent while the characteristics of direct nominal seeds are concealed. Consequently, its seeds of cause-condition are not mentioned, and karmic seeds are spoken of as projecting. Therefore, the projecting cause is not mentioned [as productive], and in principle there is no contradiction.

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