法苑珠林 9.85

9.85

Furthermore, the *Mahāprajñāpāramitā-śāstra* asks: Among the three karmic activities, of which karma are these thirty-two marks the seed? Answer: They are mental karma, not physical or vocal karma, because mental karma is sharp. Furthermore, among the six consciousnesses, they are seeds of the mental consciousness (*manovijñāna*), not the five consciousnesses, because the five consciousnesses cannot discriminate.