起信論疏筆削記 8.38

8.38

"Furthermore, that which can store...", etc., is the meaning of "what is stored," meaning that the essence of this consciousness is stored within the sense-organs, body, seeds, and receptacle world, because the sense-organs, body, and so on are the object aspect of this consciousness. It is like a jewel within an image, unlike a body within a room. If you search for the ālaya-consciousness, it is only within physical and mental dharmas; if you wish to find a cintāmaṇi jewel, it is only within blue and yellow. "Furthermore, can store all dharmas...", etc., is the meaning of "that which stores," meaning that dharmas such as the sense-organs and body are all stored within the essence of the consciousness, like images within a jewel. If you wish to find all dharmas, they are entirely within the ālaya; if you wish to find all images, they are entirely within the cintāmaṇi. However, they are merely subject and object mutually in terms of the earlier meanings. "The treatise says...", etc., cites the Vijñaptimātra to substantiate it. It is clear.