成唯識論述記 7.438

7.438

The Commentary states: This concludes the reasoning of the preceding two lines to explain the latter two lines of the verse. Dharmapāla says: Therefore, the real self and phenomena outside the mind imagined by them are definitely non-existent apart from the two paratantra divisions transformed by consciousness. This does not mean that the transformations of consciousness are a real self and real phenomena, because they merely resemble a self and phenomena. External self and phenomena are all non-existent apart from consciousness, because apart from the grasping darśanabhāga and the grasped nimittabhāga transformed by the substance of consciousness, there is no separate entity. It is thus for the transformations of all sentient beings. Based on these two divisions, self and phenomena are conventionally designated, because apart from these two, those two have nothing to rely on. Question: Why is it not admitted that there are separate real entities apart from the transformer and the transformed? Answer: It is not the case that there is a real entity with causal efficacy apart from the aforementioned discriminator and discriminated; because there are no external self and phenomena, there must be consciousness. Sthiramati says: Those real self and phenomena are non-existent apart from the two divisions transformed by consciousness, because apart from the two graspers of parikalpita, there is nothing; thus, based on the general non-existence, the specific non-existence is established. What are transformed by consciousness are both parikalpita; there is no real entity existing apart from the two marks; therefore all are consciousness-only. This concludes the explanation of the third line.