起信論疏 1.28

1.28

Next is explained the manovijñāna. The manovijñāna is the aforementioned continuous consciousness: from the perspective of conforming to discrimination of attachment to dharmas and generating what follows, it is spoken of as manas; in terms of being able to give rise to the afflictions of view and craving arising from what precedes, it is named manovijñāna. Therefore it says: 'As for manovijñāna, it is this continuous... down to discriminating the six sense-data, which is named manovijñāna.' This treatise proceeds according to the single meaning of manovijñāna, and thus does not separately present the five consciousnesses of the eye and so forth; hence it says that manovijñāna discriminates the six sense-data. 'Also named the separating consciousness' means that relying on the six sense faculties, it separately grasps the six sense-data, unlike the manas which does not rely on separate faculties; hence it is named separating. Furthermore, it can discriminate various aspects of past and future, internal and external affairs; hence 'it is also named the consciousness that discriminates affairs'. 'Because of the meaning of increasing through the afflictions of view and craving' explains the meaning of the consciousness that discriminates affairs: because it is increased by relying on the afflictions of view and cultivation, it can discriminate various affairs. Among the six characteristics mentioned above, the aggregates of sensation, perception, and formations are subsumed following this into this manovijñāna. The extensive clarification above of the meaning of arising and ceasing relying on causes and conditions is finished.