The six consciousnesses all arise at the supreme faculty (rūpa-prasāda) in the back of the brain, and discern the six sense objects within the supreme faculty. Both the left and right hands are within the supreme faculty, including the tactile sense objects; the feelings are felt within the supreme faculty. Given this, how many eye consciousnesses and mind consciousnesses could there be?
Whether discerning a hundred forms or touching a hundred kinds of tangibles, they are all forms and tactile sense objects within the supreme faculty, and are all discerned and felt within the supreme faculty. The conscious mind never goes beyond the supreme faculty; it is simply one mind contending against a hundred objects. The Great Compassion with a thousand hands and a thousand eyes, where the whole body is hands and eyes—what does this mean?
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