宗鏡錄 95.6

95.6

大方等修多羅王經云。爾時世尊。告頻婆娑羅王言。行識滅已。初識次生。或生天中。或生人中。或生地獄。或生畜生。或生餓鬼。大王。以初識不斷。自心相續。應受報處。而生其中。大王。觀諸生滅。頗有一法。從於今世至未來世。大王。如是行識終時。名之為滅。初識起時。名之為生。大王。行識滅時。去無所至。初識生時。無所從來。何以故。識性離故。大王。行識行識空。滅時滅業空。初識初識空。生時生業空。觀諸業果。亦不失壞。大王當知。以初識心相續不斷。而受果報。

The Mahāvaipulyasūtrarājasūtra says: 'At that time, the World-Honoured One said to King Bimbisāra: "When the active consciousness ceases, the initial consciousness arises next, whether taking birth among the devas, among humans, in the hells, among animals, or among hungry ghosts. Great King, because the initial consciousness is uninterrupted and one's own mind continues in succession, one is born in the place where retribution is to be received. Great King, observe all arising and ceasing: is there any single dharma that passes from this world to the future world? Great King, when this active consciousness comes to an end, it is called ceasing; when the initial consciousness arises, it is called arising. Great King, when the active consciousness ceases, it goes nowhere; when the initial consciousness arises, it comes from nowhere. Why is this? Because the nature of consciousness is transcendent. Great King, active consciousness is empty of active consciousness; at the time of cessation, the ceasing karma is empty. Initial consciousness is empty of initial consciousness; at the time of arising, the arising karma is empty. Observing all karmic fruits, they are nonetheless not lost or destroyed. Great King, you should know that because the citta of the initial consciousness continues without interruption, one receives the karmic retribution."'