宗鏡錄 53.40

53.40

Answer: At this time, that which is perceived has already ceased. Although it lacks substantial entity, it still generates the mind capable of perceiving. What prevents external objects, though non-existent, from being able to generate consciousness? However, although the five objective spheres in the Mahāyāna appear to exist, they are not outside the mind, which is different from [the view of] ordinary people and the Hīnayāna.