瑜伽師地論分門記 1.18

1.18

The third major division, clarifying the conditions for the arising of the five consciousnesses and so forth, has three parts: 1. Clarifying the conditions for the arising of the five consciousnesses has two parts: (1) Clarifying the conditions for the arising of visual consciousness has two parts: a. Clarifying the deficiency of conditions, b. Clarifying the completeness of conditions; (2) Clarifying the parallel for the other four consciousnesses. 2. Clarifying the order of the arising of defilement and purification in the five consciousnesses has two parts: (1) Clarifying the order of defilement and purification in visual consciousness has two parts: a. Clarifying the order of the arising of the three states of mind has three parts: (a) Designation, (b) Enumerating the names, (c) Detailed explanation, which has two parts: [i] Explaining the three states of mind, [ii] Clarifying defilement and purification; b. Clarifying the wholesome and unwholesome states of visual consciousness has two parts: (a) Clarifying its operation as an outflow that conforms to the mental faculty, (b) Clarifying the continuous operation of the two consciousnesses; (2) Drawing the parallel to the other four consciousnesses. 3. Clarifying the metaphors for the four dharmas such as the bases (āśraya) has two different approaches, as should be understood according to the treatise.