成唯識論了義燈 4.11

4.11

The Treatise says: 'At the stage when the previous cause perishes,' and so forth; there are three explanations. First, in terms of the equal-and-immediate: the previous cause-and-effect perishes, and the subsequent moment's consciousness cause-and-effect arises. Second, in terms of seeds: at the stage when the previous seed cause perishes, the subsequent seed result is just arising. Third, in terms of the previous moment: at the stage when the active and seed cause-and-effect perishes, the subsequent moment's active and seed cause-and-effect arises, because all seeds arise and perish together with the eighth consciousness, like the two ends of a scale, being stated by way of mutual implication. The previous text only mentions the perishing of the cause, while the subsequent text only mentions the arising of the result; this explanation is correct.