宗鏡錄 57.31

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57.31

Answer: Citta is the nature of tathatā of the tathāgatagarbha-citta. Consciousness is what is produced from citta. There is not a single dharma that does not arise from the nature of the true citta. Therefore, the Śūraṅgamasūtra states: 'Whatever dharmas are produced are only what is manifested by citta.' Citta is the root and is thus superior; consciousness is what is dependent and is thus inferior. As the Commentary on the Sutra of Perfect Enlightenment says: 'Produced dharmas are fundamentally non-existent; everything is consciousness-only. Consciousness is like an illusion or a dream; it is merely the one mind.'

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