宗鏡錄 47.11

47.11

答。有二能變。一因能變。二果能變。唯識論云。能變有二種。一因能變。謂第八識中。等流異熟。二因習氣。等流習氣。由七識中善惡無記。熏令生長。異熟習氣。由六識中有漏善惡。熏令生長。二。果能變。謂前二種習氣力故。有八識生。現種種相。等流習氣因緣故。八識體相差別而生。名等流果。果似因故。異熟習氣為增上緣。感第八識。酬引業力。恒相續故。立異熟名。感前六識酬滿業者。從異熟起。名異熟生。不名異熟。有間斷故。即前異熟及異熟生。名異熟果。果異因故。此中且說。我愛執藏持雜染種能變果識。名為異熟。

Answer: There are two kinds of transformation: first, transformation as cause; second, transformation as fruition. The Vijñaptimātratāsiddhiśāstra states: “There are two kinds of transforming [consciousness]: First, transformation as cause, which refers to the two kinds of causal vāsanās within the eighth consciousness—namely, karmic outflow (niṣyanda) and maturation (vipāka). The karmic outflow vāsanās are perfumed and caused to grow by the wholesome, unwholesome, and indeterminate [states] among the seven consciousnesses. The maturation vāsanās are perfumed and caused to grow by the tainted wholesome and unwholesome [states] among the six consciousnesses. Second, transformation as fruition: this refers to the arising of the eight consciousnesses manifesting various characteristics through the power of the preceding two kinds of vāsanās. Due to the causal condition of the karmic outflow vāsanās, the substances and characteristics of the eight consciousnesses arise in their distinctions; this is called the karmic outflow fruition, because the fruit resembles the cause. With the maturation vāsanās serving as the predominant condition, they induce the eighth consciousness to requite the power of leading karma; because it is constantly continuous, the name ‘maturation’ is established. Those that induce the first six consciousnesses to requite completing karma arise from maturation and are called ‘born of maturation’—they are not called ‘maturation’ because they have interruption. The aforementioned maturation and what is born of maturation are called the maturation fruition, because the fruit differs from the cause.” Here we are provisionally speaking of the transforming fruition-consciousness that grasps and holds the tainted seeds through self-love, which is termed maturation.