摩訶止觀 5.84

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數人說：「五陰同時，識是心王，四陰是數。」約有門明義故，王、數相扶，同時而起。論人說：「識先了別，次受領納，想取相貌，行起違從，色由行感。」約空門明義故，次第相生。若就能生、所生，從細至麁，故識在前；若從修行，從麁至細，故色在前。皆不得以數隔王。若論四念處，則王在中，此就言說為便耳。

The Abhidharma masters say: 'The five aggregates are simultaneous; consciousness is the mental king, and the four aggregates are mental factors.' Because they clarify the meaning according to the gate of existence, the king and factors support each other and arise simultaneously. The Treatise masters say: 'Consciousness first cognizes, then sensation receives, perception apprehends characteristics, volition gives rise to resistance or conformity, and form is induced by volition.' Because they clarify the meaning according to the gate of emptiness, they arise successively. If viewed from the producing and the produced, going from subtle to coarse, consciousness is in front; if viewed from cultivation, going from coarse to subtle, form is in front. In neither case may the factors be separated from the king. If discussed in terms of the four smṛtyupasthānas, the king is in the middle; this is merely for the convenience of verbal expression.