謂此八識。行相心所。緣性量境。界地諸法。各有定數。故曰規矩。八識者。一眼識。二耳識。三鼻識。四舌識。五身識。六意識。七末那識。八阿賴耶識。前六從依得名。第七相應立號。第八功能受稱。從依得名者。依是根義。謂前六識。依根立名。具五義故。一者依義。依眼之識。故名眼識。依眼處所。識得生故。又由有眼。識得有故。所以者何。由有眼根。眼識定生。不盲瞑者。乃至闇中。亦能見故。不由有色。眼識定生。以盲瞑者。不能見故。二者發義。眼所發識。故名眼識。由眼變異。識亦變異。色雖無變。識有變故。迦末羅病。損壞眼根。於青等色。見黃等故。三者屬義。屬眼之識。故名眼識。由識種子。隨逐於根。而得生故。非色種子。識種亦隨。四者助義。助眼之識。故名眼識。於彼眼根。作損益故。所以者何。由根合識。有所領受。令根損益。非境界故。五者如義。如眼之識。故名眼識。俱有情數之所攝故。非彼色法。定是無情。根五義勝。說依根等。眼識既然。餘識亦爾○相應立號者。第七由與四惑相應。號曰末那。具足。應云訖利瑟叱耶末那。此翻染污意。謂與我癡。及見慢愛。四惑常俱。故名染污。恒審思量。名之為意。復能了別。亦名為識。問。此名何異第六意識。曰。此持業釋。如藏識名。識即意故(謂此第七。是持業釋。以識體上親持恒審思量業故。如藏識者。第八識體。親持三種含藏義故。亦名體持業用持業釋。故此識體。即是意故)。彼依主釋。如眼識等。識異意故(謂彼第六。名依主釋。意根為主。意識所依。如眼為主。眼識所依。俱名能所依彰依主釋。故彼識體。異於意故)。然諸聖教。恐此濫彼。故於第七。唯立意名。又標意名。為簡心識。積集了別。劣餘識故(積集名心。了別名識。意唯思量。無彼二義。故但名意)。或欲顯此。與彼意識。為近所依。故但名意○功能受稱者。謂第八具三藏功能。名阿賴耶。真諦就名。翻無沒識。取不失之名。奘師就義。翻為藏識。取含藏之義。持種義邊。名為能藏。受熏義邊。名為所藏。七執為我。名為執藏。由三義故。得藏識名○規矩者。規乃正圓之器。矩乃正方之器。字統云。丈夫識量。必合規矩。所以規從夫。矩從矢。矢言正也。謂此四十八句頌。楷定八識。各具境量性界等之所不同。而督純無雜。故此名焉。八識為所依。規矩為能依。所依是主義。能依是容義。故云八識之規矩。能所依彰依主釋也。補註證義。現於序末。茲不重釋。
Eight Consciousnesses Rules Commentary (八識規矩補註證義)
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Ming · by 明昱證義
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The *Commentary and Verification of the Eight Consciousnesses* by Mingyu is an important exegetical work of the Consciousness-Only school from the Ming Dynasty. Based on Master Xuanzang's *Verses on the Eight Consciousnesses*, this text supplements and verifies previous commentaries, systematically expounding the nature of the eight consciousnesses—sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch, mind, manas, and ālaya—while offering an in-depth analysis of the mechanism of consciousness transformation and the path to turning consciousness into wisdom through practice. Integrating the essential teachings of Tang Dynasty Consciousness-Only thought with Ming Dynasty Buddhist insights, this work serves as a key text for studying the development of Consciousness-Only philosophy from the Tang to the Ming periods. Occupying a pivotal academic position that bridges past and future within the Chinese Buddhist Consciousness-Only tradition, it is an essential bridge for deeply understanding the mind-consciousness theory of the Faxiang school.