The Five Dharmas, Three Natures, Eight Consciousnesses, and Two Selflessnesses

The five dharmas: name, mark, discrimination, correct wisdom, and suchness (tathatā); the three self-natures: the imputed nature (parikalpita-svabhāva), the dependent nature (paratantra-svabhāva), and the perfectly accomplished nature (pariniṣpanna-svabhāva); the eight consciousnesses: eye consciousness, ear consciousness, nose consciousness, tongue consciousness, body consciousness, mind consciousness, manas consciousness, and Ālayavijñāna; the two selflessnesses: the selflessness of person and the selflessness of dharmas. All these dharmas can be subsumed under the five dharmas: the imputed nature is subsumed under name, the dependent nature under mark, the perfectly accomplished nature under suchness, the first seven consciousnesses under discrimination, the eighth consciousness under the perfectly accomplished nature, and the two selflessnesses under correct wisdom.

The dependent nature of the six consciousnesses is also name; the seven consciousnesses are all name, and are also the imputed nature. The five aggregates are name; all dharmas except the eighth consciousness are name; the five faculties and six sense objects are marks. The seven consciousnesses are discrimination; after realizing the Buddha-dharma there is correct wisdom; the eighth consciousness belongs to suchness.

Correct wisdom is also possessed by the deluded mind of the seven consciousnesses; correct wisdom arises upon seeing the Path—it is only a matter of the degree to which it is correct. When there is no longer inversion, that is correctness. Because the degree of non-inversion differs, there are different degrees of correctness.