[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) › [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016~en-mt) › 4.17 # 宗鏡錄 4.17 English (machine translation) 4.17 - **Language:** English ### [4.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016~en-mt.4.17) Answer: The seventh, according to what it is bound to, constantly conditions the eighth consciousness of that corresponding realm. Now to assist with another explanation: the seventh constantly conditions a single object internally, so it lacks spontaneity; the eighth externally conditions multiple objects, so it has spontaneity. Because it lacks conceptual discrimination, it lacks seeking. - [Previous: 4.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016~en-mt.4.16) - [Next: 4.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016~en-mt.4.18) - [Up: 4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016~en-mt.4) ## Linked texts (1) - [宗鏡錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016.4.17) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016~en-mt.4.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016~en-mt.4.17) · Pramāṇa