宗鏡錄 49.41

49.41

Answer: The nimittabhāga chopped down by the one person is that which is followed; the nimittabhāga of the remaining nineteen people is that which follows. The following nimittabhāga necessarily exists dependent upon that which is followed; therefore, once that which is followed no longer exists, that which follows also perishes. In terms of this meaning, it is also called vijñaptimātra. Hence the Yogācārabhūmiśāstra states: 'Arising from similar karma, it operates following karma.' That is, when transformed by the collective karma of multiple persons, it is called similar karma; when the nimittabhāga of multiple persons is used by one person, it is called operating following karma. Furthermore, it is because of shared transformation and shared enjoyment. Fourth, unshared transformation within the shared: like fields, houses, wives, and children, which are transformed collectively by the eighth [consciousnesses] of multiple persons, thereby receiving the name 'shared'; yet when used and enjoyed, they are used and enjoyed solely by one's own first six [consciousnesses] and are not accessible to others, hence called 'unshared'. It is also like one [body of] water corresponding to four minds, seen differently according to karma.