大乘百法明門論開宗義決 1.229

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"In order to make apprehension of objects clear and well-formed, etc.": a verse in the *Abhidharmakośa* says: 'Yet in order to make them well-formed, / the eyes and so on each arise as two.' There are two interpretations. One says: they arise in two places in order to adorn the body and make it well-formed. Therefore an objection is raised: 'If it were originally so, who would call it ugly? Even if cats, owls, and the like have two places, what well-formedness is there?' Therefore one should say: it is in order to make apprehension of objects clear and well-formed. For in the world we presently see that when one eye is closed, the colors and so forth seen are not distinct. The verse further states: 'Or because two eyes simultaneously / see forms distinctly.'