瑜伽師地論分門記 1.129

1.129

第三明識差別分二。一明識體。二配於界　初文分二。一明眼識分二。一問。二答分三。一明識性。二明識因。三明果識。二例餘五識分二。一標。二釋分三。一明識性。二明識因。三明果識　二配於界分三。一欲界。二色界。三無色界。

Third, explaining the distinctions of consciousness (vijñāna) has two parts: 1. explaining the essence of consciousness; 2. correlating it with the realms (dhātu). The first text has two parts: 1. explaining visual consciousness, which has two parts: (1) question, (2) answer in three parts: a. explaining the nature of consciousness, b. explaining the cause of consciousness, c. explaining resultant consciousness; 2. illustrating the remaining five consciousnesses by analogy, which has two parts: (1) designation, (2) explanation in three parts: a. explaining the nature of consciousness, b. explaining the cause of consciousness, c. explaining resultant consciousness. Second, correlating it with the realms has three parts: 1. the desire realm (kāmadhātu); 2. the form realm (rūpadhātu); 3. the formless realm (ārūpyadhātu).