宗鏡錄 53.34

53.34

答。非眼見色。亦非識等。以一切法。無作用故。由有和合假立為見。又由六相眼於見色中最勝。非識等。是故說眼能見諸色。何等為六。一由生因。眼。能生彼故。二由依處。見依眼故。三由無動轉。眼常一類故。四由自在轉。不待緣合。念念生故。五由端嚴轉。由此莊嚴所依身故。六由聖教。如經中說。眼能見色故。如是所說六種相貌。於識等中。皆不可得。識動轉者。當知多種差別生起。

Answer: It is not that the eye sees form, nor that consciousness and so forth [see form], because all dharmas lack active function. It is due to collocation that 'seeing' is metaphorically established. Furthermore, due to six aspects, the eye is supreme in seeing form, not consciousness and so forth; therefore it is said that the eye can see forms. What are the six? First, by being the generating cause (jananahetu), because the eye can generate that [seeing]. Second, by being the locus of reliance (āśraya), because seeing relies upon the eye. Third, by operating without fluctuation, because the eye is always of one uniform category. Fourth, by operating with mastery, because it arises moment to moment without waiting for the combination of conditions. Fifth, by operating as adornment, because this [faculty] adorns the body relied upon. Sixth, by sacred teaching, because it is stated in the sūtras that the eye can see form. The six characteristics stated in this way cannot be found in consciousness and so forth. As for the fluctuation of consciousness, you should know that it arises with multiple distinctions.