宗鏡錄 75.5

75.5

Answer: It is not recruited by karma, and thus it lacks the obstacle of retribution. Furthermore, if there is the obstacle of retribution but no obstacle of karma, that is the eighth consciousness. If both the obstacle of karma and the obstacle of retribution are fully present, that is the first six consciousnesses. If both obstacles of karma and retribution are absent, that is the seventh consciousness. Moreover, if there is only the obstacle of particular retribution and no obstacle of universal retribution, that is the first six consciousnesses. If there is only the obstacle of universal retribution and no obstacle of particular retribution, that is the eighth consciousness.