成唯識論演祕 4.21

4.21

Examination: In principle, I fear this is not so. Both the Yogācārabhūmi and this treatise say that citta and so forth have the same ālambana, but not the same ākāra. Therefore this treatise says that citta and caitasikas share the same supporting faculty, their ālambana are similar, but their ākāras are distinct, because their functions of discerning, experiencing, and so forth are each different. Nor can one say that it is spoken in terms of own-characteristic; just as with the aspect of the intentional object, the nimitta-bhāgas are distinct, yet they are said to be similar. If their ākāras were identical, why would it not be stated so? Since the teaching has no basis for this, subjective judgment is difficult to rely upon, and one should follow the first explanation.