成唯識論演祕 3.119

3.119

Examination: Both positions are contrary to reason. The view of the first master has already been refuted as in the Yideng. Furthermore, to determine superiority and inferiority on the basis of the three feelings—since this is not from the holy teaching, is it not merely personal conjecture? If one follows the second master's claim that only the eighth is negated and all the rest are capable of perfuming, then this Treatise should conclude that only the seven transforming consciousnesses can be perfuming agents; why would it need to say 'having superior efficacy and power'? Since it says 'superior', etc., it clearly makes an exclusion. Moreover, if the other six consciousnesses are all made capable of perfuming because they have a perfumed [locus], then the caitasikas of the eighth should also be capable of perfuming, since they too have a perfumed [locus]. Furthermore, as for the claim 'how could there be a mental dharma that is neither perfuming nor perfumed': the dharmas associated with the eighth would have to not be caitasikas, because they are neither perfuming nor perfumed. Since there are many faults [in these views], they cannot be relied upon.