成唯識論了義燈 5.6

5.6

The treatise says: "If it were different from the storehouse consciousness..." The Yaoji states: Some say: "Some explain that because it is absent in the three states, it lacks the characteristic of flowing continuously; this also is illogical. As long as it has not been severed, it constantly arises in succession, identical to the eighth consciousness: before entering the four states, it is constantly called ālaya. Therefore, explaining nonexistence based on existence, it is not mentioned, or because their characteristics are identical it is not mentioned." Now, I maintain that this is not so. Even if the ālaya enters the four states, as long as it has not become untainted, it is said to flow continuously. It is not spoken of in terms of its name; its continuous flow is like a torrent. Manas transforms into the untainted in the three states; its transformation and alteration are not continuous, and therefore it is not like a torrent.