弘明集 13.12

13.12

六情。一名六衰。亦曰六欲。謂目受色耳受聲鼻受香舌受味身受細滑心受識。識者即上所謂識陰者也。五陰六欲。蓋生死之原本。罪苦之所由。消御之方皆具載眾經。

The six emotional dispositions are also called the six declines, and are likewise termed the six desires. That is to say: the eye receives forms; the ear receives sounds; the nose receives fragrances; the tongue receives flavors; the body receives fine and smooth touch; and the mind receives consciousness. Consciousness here is precisely what was referred to above as the skandha of consciousness. The five skandhas and six desires are indeed the roots of birth and death, and that from which sin and suffering originate. The methods to dispel and regulate them are all fully recorded in the various sūtras.