[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [宗鏡錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016) › 59.13 # 宗鏡錄 59.13 宗鏡錄 59.13 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [59.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016.59.13) 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. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 59.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016.59.12) - [Next: 59.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016.59.14) - [Up: 59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016.59) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016~en-mt.59.13) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016.59.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016.59.13) · Pramāṇa