成唯識論演祕 6.23

6.23

There are two explanations: One says that the same level is called proximate, and a different level is called remote, because the three of eye, ear, and body are phenomena of lower levels; second, it says that those ceasing earlier are called remote, and those ceasing later are called proximate, because by being born in that heaven the four consciousnesses do not arise, there being an earlier and a later. The former explanation is correct; the original intention was to show that the consciousnesses that are ceased there are not all of the same level, so the words 'remote and proximate' were set down.