瑜伽師地論分門記 6.2

6.2

1. Explaining the characteristics of how many entities constitute the internal five sense faculties and the external five sense objects has two [parts]: (1) explaining the characteristics of how many entities constitute the internal five faculties has two [parts]: [a] explaining the characteristics of how many entities constitute the eye faculty has two [parts]: i. a general question, ii. a detailed answer, which has three [parts]: [i] establishing the constitution based on characteristics, which has two [parts]: (i) an enunciating statement, (ii) an explanation; [ii] explaining the constitution based on non-separation, which has two [parts]: (i) an enunciating statement, (ii) an explanation, which has seven [items] as in the treatise; [iii] explaining the constitution based on elements, which has two [parts]: (i) an enunciating statement, (ii) an explanation, which has ten [items] as in the treatise; [b] by analogy, explaining the characteristics constituting the four faculties of ear and so forth has four [parts]: i. a brief explanation, ii. explaining the distinctions, which has two [parts]: [i] an enunciating statement, [ii] an explanation, which has three [items] as in the treatise, iii. explaining the characteristics of exclusion, which has three [parts]: [i] establishing the correct doctrine, [ii] an interrogation, [iii] answering the reason, iv. explaining the characteristics of the body faculty, which has two [parts]: [i] an enunciating statement, [ii] an explanation; (2) explaining the characteristics of how many entities constitute the external five sense objects has two [parts]: [a] the characteristics constituting the three objects of visible form, odor, and so forth; [b] the distinctive characteristics of the sound object, which has three [parts]: i. an enunciating statement, ii. an explanation, iii. a conclusion.