[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) › [宗鏡錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016) › 33.11 # 宗鏡錄 33.11 宗鏡錄 33.11 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [33.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016.33.11) 答。唯阿摩羅識。此云無垢淨識。無有變異。可為究竟。三無性論云。識如如者。謂一切諸行。但唯是識。此識二義。故稱如如。一攝無倒者。謂十二入等一切諸法。但唯是識。離亂識外。無別餘法。故一切諸法。皆為識攝。此義決定。故稱攝無倒如如。二無變異者。明此亂識。即是分別依他。似塵識所顯。由分別性永無故。依他性亦不有。此二無所有。即是阿摩羅識。唯有此識。獨無變異。故稱如如。又云。一切世出世間境。不過唯識。是如量境界。此唯識。由外境成。外境既無。唯識亦無。境無相。識無生。是一切諸法平等。通以如理故。以理量二門。一切性相收盡。以識相妙有。是如量門。以識性真空。是如理門。若理量雙消。則唯真性。又阿摩羅識有二種。一所緣。即是真如。二本覺。即真如智。能緣即不空如來藏。所緣即空如來藏。十二門論。明。唯識真實。辯一切諸法。唯有淨識。無有能疑。亦無所疑。唯識有二。一方便。謂先觀唯有阿賴耶識。無餘境界。現得境智二空。除妄識已盡。名為方便唯識。二正觀唯識。遣蕩生死虛妄識心。及以境像。一切皆淨盡。唯有阿摩羅清淨心也。 > Answer: Only the amala-consciousness, translated here as the taintless, pure consciousness; it has no alteration and can be taken as ultimate. The Treatise on the Three Non-Natures (San wuxing lun) says: 'Consciousness as suchness means that all conditioned formations are consciousness-only. Because this consciousness has two meanings, it is called suchness. First, subsumptive non-perversion: that is, all phenomena such as the twelve sense bases are consciousness-only; apart from disordered consciousness, there is no other distinct phenomenon. Therefore, all phenomena are subsumed by consciousness. Because this meaning is definitive, it is called the subsumptive non-perverse suchness. Second, non-alteration: this explains that this disordered consciousness is precisely the parikalpita and paratantra manifested by the consciousness of seeming sense-objects. Since the parikalpita nature is eternally non-existent, the paratantra nature also does not exist. The non-existence of these two is precisely the amala-consciousness. Only this consciousness alone is without alteration; therefore it is called suchness.' It also says: 'All worldly and supramundane objects do not exceed consciousness-only; this is the sphere of empirical measure. This consciousness-only is established due to external objects. Since external objects do not exist, consciousness-only also does not exist. Objects have no characteristic, and consciousness has no arising; this is the equality of all phenomena, thoroughly based on ontological principle. Through the two gates of principle and measure, all natures and characteristics are completely gathered. Because the characteristic of consciousness is wondrous existence, it is the gate of empirical measure; because the nature of consciousness is true emptiness, it is the gate of ontological principle. If both principle and measure are dissolved, then there is only the true nature.' Furthermore, the amala-consciousness has two kinds: first, the cognitive object, which is tathatā; second, original awakening, which is the wisdom of tathatā. The cognizing subject is the non-empty tathāgatagarbha, and the cognized object is the empty tathāgatagarbha. The Twelve Gate Treatise (Dvādaśanikāyaśāstra) clarifies that consciousness-only is real, demonstrating that all phenomena are only pure consciousness, with neither a cognizing doubt nor a cognized doubt. Consciousness-only has two aspects: first, the expedient: namely, first contemplating that there is only the ālayavijñāna and no remaining sensory sphere, presently attaining the two empties of object and wisdom, and completely eliminating the deluded consciousness; this is called expedient consciousness-only. Second, the correct contemplation of consciousness-only: dispelling and purging the false and deluded conscious mind of saṃsāra along with sensory objects and images, all becoming pure and exhausted, leaving only the pure mind of the amala.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 33.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016.33.10) - [Next: 33.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016.33.12) - [Up: 33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016.33) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016~en-mt.33.11) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016.33.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016.33.11) · Pramāṇa