宗鏡錄 52.32

52.32

答。識論云。思量為性相。內二分是體。名思量性。外見分是思量相。是用。一種是思量。三分皆名意。即不取相分名思量。以無能緣用故。

Answer: The Vijñaptimātratāsiddhiśāstra states: 'Cogitation is its nature and characteristic.' The two internal parts are substance and are called the nature of cogitation; the external darśanabhāga is the characteristic of cogitation and is function. Being equally cogitation, all three parts are called 'manas'. That is, the nimittabhāga is not taken to be called 'cogitation', because it lacks the function of being an apprehending subject.