宗鏡錄 4.3

4.3

答。了塵通相。說名心王。由其本一心。是諸法之總原也。取塵別相。名為數法。良因其根本無明。迷平等性故也。辯中邊論云。若了塵通相。名心。取塵別相。名為心法。

Answer: Comprehending the general characteristic of sense objects is called the citta-king, because its root, the one mind, is the total origin of all dharmas. Grasping the particular characteristics of sense objects is called caitasika dharmas, truly because its fundamental avidyā confuses the equal nature. The Madhyāntavibhāgaśāstra says: 'Comprehending the general characteristic of sense objects is called citta; grasping the particular characteristics of sense objects is called caitasika dharmas.'