成唯識論演祕 2.68

2.68

Explanation: Because these seeds can produce the actual eye faculty of the two times, and because they are the causes of the eye faculty, they are also called the eye dhātu. Therefore, that treatise says: "Hence these two kinds are called the eye dhātu, because they are the cause of the eye's arising." The eye seeds of the two times are called the two kinds, and the meaning of "cause" is called dhātu; in general, it is named dhātu by the two meanings of "upholding" and "cause." However, in the Yogācārabhūmi, fascicle 56, it is named dhātu by six meanings; fearing verbosity, they are not detailed here. The remaining faculties should be understood accordingly.