唯識二十論述記 1.64

1.64

Answer: The fifth fascicle of the Cheng weishi lun states: "Mind, regarding its object, grasps only the general characteristics, while mental factors, regarding it, also grasp specific characteristics. Assisting in accomplishing the work of the mind, they receive the name 'mental factor'—just as a painter and his apprentice make the outline and fill in the colors." The first verse of the Madhyāntavibhāga says: "Mind and mental factors in the three realms / Are false conceptualization; / Comprehending the object in general is called mind, / And [grasping it] specifically is also called mental factors." That is, mental factors grasp general and specific characteristics, while the king of mind grasps only the general, and so forth at length.