大乘起信論內義略探記 1.55

1.55

Question: How is it known that the ālayavijñāna is the grasping of dharmas? Answer: The Saṃdhinirmocana-sūtra says: "From the eighth bhūmi upward, all afflictions cease to actively manifest, because they rely only on the cognitive obscuration." And in this stage, the defilements of the other seven consciousnesses do not actively manifest; only the ālayavijñāna actively manifests. Therefore we know that this consciousness is the cognitive obscuration. If discussing seeds, the seeds of the affliction obscuration are not yet exhausted, so we know that statement refers specifically to the actively manifesting cognitive obscuration.