成唯識論述記 5.537

5.537

The Commentary states: In the text there are three parts: first, the question; next, the answer; and finally, the explanation of the verse. Below, it reconciles the position that posits only six consciousnesses; the Hīnayāna adheres to the view that this [manas] is just the six consciousnesses passed into the past, hence this question is asked. In the answer there are two parts: first, a general appeal to scriptural authority and reasoning as pramāṇa; second, a specific appeal to scriptural authority and reasoning as pramāṇa.