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# 宗鏡錄 57.7

宗鏡錄 57.7

- **Language:** Classical Chinese

### [57.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016.57.7)

答。雖互相生。境從識變。然古釋。境由心分別方生。由心生故。名唯識。識不由境分別生。不由境故。不可名唯境。

> Answer: Although they mutually generate each other, objects are transformed from consciousness. Furthermore, an ancient commentary explains: Objects only arise through discrimination by the mind; because they arise from the mind, it is called 'consciousness-only.' Consciousness does not arise through discrimination by objects; because it is not from objects, it cannot be called 'object-only.'  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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