唯識三十論要釋 1.6

1.6

Regarding the explanation of the text of the treatise: according to various treatises, there may be three parts: paying homage and stating the intent, directly presenting the substance of the treatise, and the concluding dedication of merit. The presence or absence of the first and last depends on the author's intention. Now, this treatise contains only the main body (pradhāna). In it, there is a major division into three sections: the first verse and a half briefly explains vijñapti-mātra; next, twenty-three and a half verses broadly explain vijñapti-mātra; and the final five verses display the stages of cultivation. Regarding its initial brief explanation, the arising of the treatise says: if there is only consciousness, why do worldly conventions and the sacred teachings say that there are ātman and dharmas? The verse says: