成唯識論演祕 6.731

6.731

Detailed analysis: Since the Treatise clearly states this, how could one suppress it and not follow it based on human sentiment? Moreover, that perfuming of dhyāna and the matter of retaining the body are different in principle: namely, in perfuming dhyāna, sustaining a cause belonging to a different stage to produce a result belonging to a different stage is difficult, so it may allow perfuming by uncontaminated concentration. Extending life merely extends the prior cause of this present retribution; how could they be compared? Furthermore, the extended result is not eternally firm, and is not equal to birth through transformation; therefore, one should follow the Treatise.