成唯識論述記 4.9

4.9

The Commentary states: This excludes the Hīnayāna Abhidharma, because this is Mahāyāna. The terms "Abhidharma" and "canonical scripture" are distinguished as usual. It does not say "facing the subject with properties" (dui youfa); it says "facing the property" (abhidharma) because it possesses the sense of standard and bearing, and is not a subject with properties. Conforming its meaning to pramāṇavidyā, because property (dharma) and subject (dharmin) are unfixed, it should not be raised as an objection. From here down, each sūtra has three parts: first, citing the sūtra verse; second, specific explanation in prose; third, general conclusion at the end. In the text below, we will not repeatedly burden the reader by pointing this out.