宗鏡錄 55.21

55.21

Answer: 'Without citta' merely means that the coarse mind of the first six consciousnesses is suppressed, and for this reason is called 'without citta'; the citta of the seventh and eighth consciousnesses still remains, so it is not completely without citta. As the Karmasiddhiprakaraṇa says: "There are two kinds of citta: first, the accumulative and arising citta, because it is the locus where immeasurable seeds are gathered and arise; second, the variegated citta, because its cognitive objects and active modes operate with distinction. In states such as the absorption of cessation, the second citta is lacking, so it is called 'without citta'. Just as a one-legged horse lacks one leg and is therefore also called 'legless'."