成唯識論了義燈 4.8

4.8

As for the third master, Nanda: if it were solely Sthiramati, it would not be so; but if understood generally, it is admissible, citing 'resembling the sense-faculties and so forth' to rescue and refute as appropriate. The various masters each explain that it can apply generally to seeds and actual states, because the textual phrasing is general.