瑜伽師地論分門記 6.218

6.218

第一明諸處自性善巧分五　一明諸處自性正義分二。一明眼處自性分二。一問。二答分二如論。二例明餘十一處自性　第二明處及觸處差別善巧分二。一問。二答分二。一答處義。二答觸處義分二。一標。二釋分二。一立因。二顯果　第三明眼處四句差別善巧分二。一總問分二如論。二廣答分四。一答是眼非處義分二。一標。二釋。二答是處非眼義分二。一標。二釋。三答是眼亦處義分二。一標。二釋。四答非眼非處義分二。一標。二釋　第四明處及觸處一異義分二。一問。二答分二。一答有觸處必有處義。二答有處非有觸處義分二。一標。二釋　第五明生色界者所有鼻舌等非是處義分二。一明彼處鼻舌非是處義。二明無想有情所有諸根非是處義。

The first, explaining skill regarding the intrinsic nature of the various bases, has five [subparts]: 1. explaining the correct meaning of the intrinsic nature of the various bases, which has two [points]: (1) explaining the intrinsic nature of the eye-base, having two [points]: i. question, ii. answer, having two [aspects] as in the treatise; (2) illustrating by analogy the intrinsic nature of the remaining eleven bases; 2. explaining the skill regarding the distinctions between base and contact-base, which has two [points]: (1) question, (2) answer, having two [aspects]: i. answering the meaning of base, ii. answering the meaning of contact-base, having two [points]: [i] statement, [ii] explanation, having two [aspects]: a. establishing the cause, b. revealing the fruit; 3. explaining the skill regarding the fourfold permutation of distinctions of the eye-base, which has two [points]: (1) general question, having two [points] as in the treatise, (2) detailed answer, having four [points]: i. answering the meaning of being an eye and not a base, having two [aspects]: [i] statement, [ii] explanation; ii. answering the meaning of being a base and not an eye, having two [aspects]: [i] statement, [ii] explanation; iii. answering the meaning of being both an eye and a base, having two [aspects]: [i] statement, [ii] explanation; iv. answering the meaning of being neither an eye nor a base, having two [aspects]: [i] statement, [ii] explanation; 4. explaining the meaning of sameness and difference of base and contact-base, which has two [points]: (1) question, (2) answer, having two [aspects]: i. answering the meaning that where there is a contact-base there must be a base, ii. answering the meaning that where there is a base there is not [necessarily] a contact-base, having two [points]: [i] statement, [ii] explanation; 5. explaining the meaning that the nose, tongue, and so forth of those born in the form realm are not bases, which has two [points]: (1) explaining the meaning that the nose and tongue in that realm are not bases, (2) explaining the meaning that all sense faculties of non-conceptual sentient beings are not bases.