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

The five dharmas: name, mark, discrimination, correct wisdom, and suchness (tathatā); the three natures: the imputed nature (parikalpita-svabhāva), the other-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, and ālayavijñāna; the two selflessnesses: the selflessness of persons and the selflessness of dharmas. All these dharmas can be subsumed under the five dharmas: the imputed nature is subsumed under name, the other-dependent nature is subsumed under mark, the perfectly accomplished nature is subsumed under suchness, the first seven consciousnesses are subsumed under discrimination, the eighth consciousness is subsumed under the perfectly accomplished nature, and the two selflessnesses are subsumed under correct wisdom.

The other-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 sense faculties and the six sense objects are mark. The seven consciousnesses are discrimination; after realizing the Buddha's Dharma, there is correct wisdom, and 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 Way—it is only a matter of the degree of correctness. When there is no longer any inversion, that is correctness. Because the degree of non-inversion differs, there are different degrees of correctness.