宗鏡錄 48.20

48.20

He also asked: 'Although the root consciousness and so forth have no power to perfume their own seeds, they can directly produce their own seeds; therefore, the actualized root consciousness and so forth are able to produce their own seeds, acting as the cause-condition. Since they do not perfume their own seeds, how can they produce their own seeds? Furthermore, what is the difference between "perfuming" and "producing"?'