Yogācārabhūmi-śāstra, Volume 10 (The Twelve Links of Dependent Origination)

（三）Original text: 蕴得云何。谓即于彼诸生位中。五取蕴转。界得云何。谓即彼诸蕴因缘所摄性。处得云何。谓即彼诸蕴余缘所摄性。诸蕴生起云何。谓即彼诸蕴日日饮食之所资长命根。出现云何。谓即彼诸蕴余寿力故。得相续住。此生支略义者。谓若生自性。若生处位。若所生。若因缘所摄。若任持所引。若俱生依持。是名略义。 

Explanation: What is the attainment of the aggregates? The attainment of the aggregates is the operation of the five grasping aggregates—form, feeling, perception, formations, and consciousness—in all the stages of existence where birth occurs. What is the attainment of the elements (dhātu)? The attainment of the elements is the nature subsumed under the causes and conditions of those aggregates; for example, the faculties have the attributes of faculties, the sense objects have the attributes of sense objects, and consciousness has the attributes of consciousness. What is the attainment of the sense bases (āyatana)? The attainment of the sense bases is the nature subsumed under the remaining conditions of the five grasping aggregates, such as the six internal sense bases and the six external sense bases, and the contact-place of faculties and objects when they come together. What is the arising of the aggregates? It is that the five grasping aggregates are daily sustained by food and drink, nourishing and sustaining the life faculty so that it does not perish. What is emergence? After a living being is born, the remaining force of the lifespan of the five grasping aggregates serves as the condition that allows the living being to continue abiding in the world. The general meaning of the link of birth among the twelve links of dependent arising is as follows: birth may refer to the self-nature of birth, or the stage or position in which birth occurs, or that which is born, or that which is subsumed under causes and conditions, or the dharmas drawn forth by spontaneous sustaining and grasping, or the dharmas relied upon and held together with birth itself. 

Original text: 衰云何。谓依止劣故。令彼掉动。老云何。谓发色衰变。摄云何。谓皮肤缓皱。熟云何。谓火力衰减。无复势力受用欲尘。气力损坏云何。谓性多疾病故。无有势力能作事业。黑黡间身云何。谓黯黑出现损其容色。身脊伛曲喘息奔急云何。谓行步威仪。身形所显。由此发起极重喘嗽。形貌偻前云何。谓坐威仪位。身首低曲。凭据杖策云何。谓住威仪位。依杖力而住。 

Explanation: What is decline? Decline means that because the dharmas one relies upon have become weak and inferior, one falls and stumbles down. What is aging? Aging refers to the deterioration of the complexion and appearance of hair and skin. What is withering? Withering refers to the skin gradually becoming slack and wrinkled. What is ripening (of old age)? Ripening means that the fire element within the physical body wanes, and one no longer has vigorous energy to enjoy the five desires and the six sense objects. What is the impairment of vigor? It means that the body is prone to many illnesses, lacking the strength and power to undertake any undertakings. What is darkness interspersing the body? It means that dark patches appear on the body, marring its complexion and countenance. What is the phenomenon of a bent spine and hurried, labored breathing? This is the phenomenon of a hunched, stooped back and disordered breath, manifested in the body's form, showing that one no longer has dignified bearing in walking, standing, sitting, and lying down; consequently, severe panting and coughing arise. What is the state of a stooped, forward-bent appearance? It means that although one sits with dignified posture, the body and head are lowered and bent forward. What does leaning on a staff mean? It means that although the body maintains dignified bearing, one must hold a staff in hand in order to stand steadily and walk steadily.