宗鏡錄 36.8

36.8

答。義說有四。一明了意識。與前五識同緣五塵。分明顯了。二定中意識。引得上定。定中所起。三獨散意識。不與前五同緣。為揀明了。故立獨名。又非定中所起。故名為散。獨於散位而生起故。四夢中意識。於睡眠位。起此識故。

Answer: In terms of doctrine, four are spoken of: 1. Lucid manovijñāna, which together with the first five consciousnesses takes the five dusts as conditions, distinct and lucid. 2. Manovijñāna in concentration, which induces the superior concentration and arises within concentration. 3. Solitary distracted manovijñāna, which does not take conditions together with the first five; to distinguish it from the lucid, the name 'solitary' is established; further, because it does not arise within concentration, it is called 'distracted,' for it arises solely in the distracted state. 4. Manovijñāna in dream, because this consciousness arises in the state of sleep.