宗鏡錄 51.33

51.33

Answer: There is no error of proving what is already accepted. Now the Mahāyāna only maintains that the object is not separate from mind, and that externally there are no real objects. If the subject-phrase and predicate-phrase are combined into the thesis, clearly the proponent accepts it while the opponent rejects it. What is jointly disputed by proponent and opponent is called the substance of the thesis. In this context, one disputes only what is explicitly stated in words, not yet probing what is intended. The analysis of the thesis is complete. Next is the analysis of the reason, which has two parts: first, clarifying the primary reason; next, explaining the insertion of words to eliminate fallacies. First, regarding the primary reason: saying 'subsumed under the first three' refers to taking the first realm among the three sets of six realms of the eighteen dhātus. That is, the visual organ realm, the visual consciousness realm, and the visible form object realm are the first three realms among the eighteen dhātus.