宗鏡錄 59.13

59.13

答。雖非識變。識實性故。亦名唯識。真如離言。與能計識。非一非異。非如色等可依起執。故非執依。此中不說。若遠望疎。言亦可依執。法。末學者。依起執故。又真如既非識所轉變。應非唯識。不以變故。名為唯識。不離識故。正名唯識。

Answer: Although it is not transformed by consciousness, because it is the real nature of consciousness, it is also named vijñapti-mātra. Tathatā transcends words, and is neither identical with nor different from the conceptualizing consciousness. It is not like material form and so forth, upon which grasping can arise; therefore, it is not a basis of grasping. It is not spoken of here. Yet viewed remotely and distantly, words can also serve as the basis for grasping, because latter-day students rely upon them to give rise to grasping. Furthermore, since tathatā is not transformed by consciousness, it might seem not to be vijñapti-mātra. It is not because of transformation that it is named vijñapti-mātra; rather, because it is not separate from consciousness, it is properly named vijñapti-mātra.