成唯識論述記 4.954

4.954

The Commentary states: It is like a worldly king who serves as the support for ministers, not like ministers serving as the support for a king, because they are not sovereign. This metaphor is formulated only on the basis of a partial aspect; their substances are not truly similar. Ministers and kings are not the six bases, and they do not fully possess the four criteria such as determination. Saying they are not a support is based on one side, since they cannot mutually serve as causal supports for one another. This stated metaphor is not fully and directly congruent.