[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [大乘起信論義記](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1846) › 2.268 # 大乘起信論義記 2.268 大乘起信論義記 2.268 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.268](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1846.2.268) 第三、現識中，初法、次喻、後合。言能現一切境界者，依前轉識之見，起此能現之功，故現妄境界。以其心體與無明合熏習力故，現於種種無邊境界故也。合中言五塵者，且舉麁顯以合色像，而實通現一切境界，故上法說中云一切也。若依《瑜伽論》中「則現五根種子及器世間」等。今此論中偏就五塵者，以此約牽起分別事識義故，作是說也。任運而起者，非如六七識有時斷滅，故簡異彼也。常在前者，為諸法本故。明此識在諸法之先，以是諸法所依故，此揀異末那識也。 > In the third, regarding the manifesting consciousness, there is first the doctrine, next the simile, and finally the matching. "Able to manifest all sense-objects" means that relying on the seeing of the preceding evolving consciousness, it gives rise to this function of being able to manifest, and thus manifests delusive sense-objects. Because the essence of the mind combines with avidyā through the power of perfuming, it manifests various boundless sense-objects. In the matching, the "five dusts" are mentioned merely to cite what is coarse and evident to match "visible forms", but in reality it universally manifests all sense-objects; therefore in the doctrinal explanation above it says "all". If according to the Yogācārabhūmiśāstra, "then it manifests the seeds of the five sense faculties and the receptacle world", and so forth. In the present treatise, it refers specifically to the five dusts because it makes this statement in terms of the meaning of inducing the differentiating empirical consciousness. "Arises spontaneously" means that unlike the sixth and seventh consciousnesses, which at times are cut off and cease; this therefore distinguishes it from them. "Always in front" means being the root of all phenomena. It clarifies that this consciousness precedes all phenomena because it is the basis for all phenomena; this distinguishes it from the manas consciousness. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.267](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1846.2.267) - [Next: 2.269](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1846.2.269) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1846.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1846~en-mt.2.268) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1846.2.268](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1846.2.268) · Pramāṇa