"Viśālamati, when a single visual consciousness evolves, at that very instant a discriminative thinking consciousness arises in synergy with that visual consciousness." 1/7
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"When two, three, four, or five consciousnesses develop, at that very instant a discriminative thinking consciousness arises in synergy with those same five consciousnesses." 2/7
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"Viśālamati, it is like a great rush of flowing waters. If the conditions for one wave are present, only one wave will develop. If the conditions for two or more are present, then many waves will develop." 3/7
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"But that great rush of waters itself flows on constantly without interruption or cessation." 4/7
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"It is also like the surface of a very pure mirror. If the conditions for one image are present, then only one image will appear [in that mirror]. If the conditions for two or more images are present, then many images will appear." 5/7
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"But the mirror surface does not alter itself into the image and suffers no change at all." 6/7
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"Likewise, Viśālamati, the appropriating consciousness is similar to those rushing waters, for it is the support and ground." 7/7
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Saṃdhinirmocana Sūtra
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