[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [成唯識論了義燈](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1832) › 4.5 # 成唯識論了義燈 4.5 成唯識論了義燈 4.5 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [4.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1832.4.5) 問：想既施設名言為業，何非語因？答：准《雜集論》說，為隨說因，非語加行，由想境像，方立名言，此勢用疎，尋、伺用親，正起語故，說為語行。 > Question: Since conceptualization has the formulation of conventional designations as its activity, why is it not the cause of speech? Answer: According to what the Miśrakābhidharma-samuccaya says, it is the cause of subsequent expression, not the preparation for speech. It is because of conceptualizing the image of an object that conventional designations are established; its functional capacity is remote. Investigation and examination (vitarka and vicāra) have a direct function, as they directly initiate speech, and are therefore said to be the formations of speech. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 4.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1832.4.4) - [Next: 4.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1832.4.6) - [Up: 4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1832.4) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1832~en-mt.4.5) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1832.4.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1832.4.5) · Pramāṇa