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# 成唯識論演祕 2.167

English (machine translation) 2.167

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### [2.167](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1833~en-mt.2.167)

Detailed analysis: Looking up at this conclusion, its logic is indeed rich! Yet scriptural proofs are scarce. Now, relying on the great school, I shall roughly distinguish right from wrong. The atom of intrinsic nature briefly has five faults: First, the fault of lacking doctrinal evidence. When the Great Dharma King governs the world, those who are confused resolve their doubts through his golden words; when superior beings conceal their light, the perplexed settle doubts through jade tablets. What is recorded in jade tablets may be held and honored on the crown of one's head; what arises from human opinion is inherently hesitant and untrustworthy. The doctrine now established is completely absent from the holy teachings; what should students rely on to believe and enter it? Second, the fault of contradicting the holy teachings. According to fascicle fifty-four of the \*Yogācārabhūmi\*:

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