宗鏡錄 99.5

99.5

The Mahāyānasaṃgraha states: "Question: 'Why does this consciousness take this consciousness as its object?' Answer: 'No phenomenon can take another phenomenon [as its object]. Although it cannot take [it], this consciousness transforms and arises, manifesting like an object. It is, for example, like seeing a face by relying on a face and saying, "I see an image." This image manifests, resembling a different face.'"