宗鏡錄 70.7

70.7

The answer states: The verse says:

Based on the original cognition of that citta,
consciousness falsely grasps external sense-objects.
Therefore, the Tathāgata spoke of
the existence of the internal and external sense bases.

This is based on the transformations of the seeds of the beginningless citta, manas, manovijñāna, and so forth, falsely perceiving those external sense-objects such as forms, sounds, scents, and tastes. Therefore, relying on these two kinds of false phenomena, the Tathāgata spoke in such a manner: first, the seeds of the original consciousness; second, the false external sense-objects, and so forth. Relying on these two phenomena, the Tathāgata said there are the sense bases of the eye, form, and so on.