[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) › [大乘起信論內義略探記](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1849) › 1.40 # 大乘起信論內義略探記 1.40 大乘起信論內義略探記 1.40 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1849.1.40) 第四問答者，問：何故不說五識？答：此論約一意義說，但意說獨分別六塵，故論云「種種妄執隨事攀緣，分別六塵名為意識。」亦名分離識者，依於六根，別取六塵。又事識者，能分別去來、內外種種事故。 > Fourth, questions and answers: Question: Why are the five consciousnesses not mentioned? Answer: This śāstra speaks according to one mental consciousness; it is only the mind that is said to exclusively discriminate the six sense-objects. Therefore the śāstra says: "Engaging in various false clingings according to phenomena, discriminating the six sense-objects, is named 'mental consciousness.'" It is also named 'isolating consciousness' because, relying upon the six sense-faculties, it separately apprehends the six sense-objects. Furthermore, as the consciousness of phenomena, it can discriminate various phenomena of past and future, internal and external. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1849.1.39) - [Next: 1.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1849.1.41) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1849.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1849~en-mt.1.40) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [大乘起信論義記](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1846.2.288) — Classical Chinese - [起信論疏](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1844.1.28) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1849.1.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1849.1.40) · Pramāṇa