成唯識論掌中樞要 1.15

1.15

此論也，括眾經之祕，苞群聖之旨，何滯不融，無幽不燭；仰之不極，俯之不測；遠之無智，近之有識。其有隱括五明，披揚八藏；幽關每權，玄路未通。囑猶豪毳岳盈，投之以炎爍，霜氷澗積，沃之以煨景；信巨夜之銀煇，昏旦之金鏡矣。雖復本出五天，然彼無茲糅釋。直爾十師之別作，鳩集猶難，況更摭此幽文，誠為未有，斯乃此論之因起也。

This treatise gathers the secrets of the diverse sūtras and embraces the purports of the various sages. What obstruction does it not dissolve? What profundity does it not illuminate? Looking up to it, it is boundless; gazing down into it, it is unfathomable. From afar, it seems devoid of wisdom; drawing near, it possesses true knowledge. It organizes the five sciences and unfolds the eight treasuries; whenever profound passes were guarded, the mysterious path was blocked. Yet just as mountain-like piles of fine down melt when exposed to blazing heat, or frost and ice accumulated in ravines dissolve when poured over with glowing warmth, it is truly the silver radiance of the great night and the golden mirror of dawn and dusk. Although it originally came from the five regions of India, there was no such blended commentary there. To merely assemble the separate works of the ten masters was difficult enough; how much more so to select these profound texts—it was truly unprecedented. This, then, is the cause and origin of this treatise.